告
状

To tell on sb in Chinese: 告状 (gào zhuàng)

gào zhuàng

to tell on sb

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 告狀1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to tell on sb
  2. 2to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc)
  3. 3to bring a lawsuit

Stroke order

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告
状

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ㄍㄠˋ

gào

ㄍ/ gㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

ㄓㄨㄤˋ

zhuàng

ㄓ/ zhㄨ/ uㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

告状

Simplified

告狀

Traditional

Example sentences

See 告状 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他被弟弟抢了玩具，跑去向妈妈告状。

    tā bèi dì di qiǎng le wán jù， pǎo qù xiàng mā ma gào zhuàng。

    After his brother grabbed his toy, he ran to tell on him to their mother.

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Related words

告

gào

to say

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

形状

xíng zhuàng

form

转告

zhuǎn gào

to pass on

状况

zhuàng kuàng

condition

状态

zhuàng tài

condition

公告

gōng gào

post

警告

jǐng gào

to warn

现状

xiàn zhuàng

current situation

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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