(tōng zhī) - to notify; notification in Mandarin

tōngzhī

Traditional: 通知

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Translation

to notify; notification

Word origin

A compound of 通 (tōng) 'to communicate, to get through' and 知 (zhī) 'to know'. 通 has the 辶 (movement) radical with 甬 as phonetic; 知 joins 矢 (arrow) and 口 (mouth). Together they mean to notify, or a notice.

Origin: compound
Root: 通 (tōng, to communicate: 辶 + 甬) + 知 (zhī, to know: 矢 arrow + 口 mouth)

Stroke order

通

知

Examples

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Please notify everyone.

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I received the notification.

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He notified me that the meeting was cancelled.

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Please inform everyone that we have a meeting tomorrow.

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The school notified parents to come to the meeting.

通知 (tōng zhī) means to notify or a notification.

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This word is part of lesson 20.