(gào su) - to tell, to inform in Mandarin
gàosuTraditional: 告訴
Translation
to tell, to inform
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Word origin
A compound of 告 (gao) 'to announce, to report' and 诉 (su) 'to tell, to relate', which carries the 讠 'speech' radical. Together: 'to tell, to inform'.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 告 (gao, 'to announce') + 诉 (su, 'to tell', 讠speech radical)
Stroke order
告
诉
Examples
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Tell me your name.
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He told me today is a holiday.
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Please tell him I cannot go tomorrow.
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Do not tell mum about this.
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The teacher told us to be honest.
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(10)Grammar articles
(7)不是…而是, 不是…就是 and 既然…就 in Mandarin
Chinese Filler Words: 嗯, 那个, 然后, 就是, 其实
Mandarin Negation: 不 (bù) vs 没 (méi) and Why 不有 Is Wrong
Mandarin Rhetorical Questions: 难道, 不是...吗, 何必 and 岂不
Unless and In Case in Mandarin: 除非, 万一 and 要不是
Mandarin 以 (yǐ): 以为, 以及, 以便, 以免 and 以来
Mandarin 之 (zhī): 之一, 之间, 三分之一 and 总之
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This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 4: More people, more words.