告

To say in Chinese: 告 (gào)

gào

to say

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to say
  2. 2to tell
  3. 3to announce
  4. 4to report
  5. 5to denounce
  6. 6to file a lawsuit
  7. 7to sue

Stroke order

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告

Zhuyin

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ㄍㄠˋ

gào

ㄍ/ gㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 他心里有个不可告人的秘密。

    tā xīn lǐ yǒu gè bù kě gào rén de mì mì。

    He has a secret he cannot tell anyone.

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Related words

告诉

gào sù

to press charges

广告

guǎng gào

to advertise

报告

bào gào

to inform

告别

gào bié

to leave

转告

zhuǎn gào

to pass on

公告

gōng gào

post

警告

jǐng gào

to warn

被告

bèi gào

defendant

原告

yuán gào

complainant

告辞

gào cí

to say goodbye

告诫

gào jiè

to warn

告示

gào shi

announcement

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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