Meaning of 告
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
gào
- (bound form) to say; to tell
- to announce; to report
- to denounce
- to file a lawsuit; to sue
告 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
他告诉他她是对的。
He told him that she was right.
我不想要你告诉她。
I don't want you to tell her.
告诉我他说了什么。
Tell me what he said.
能再告诉我一点吗？
Can you tell us a bit more about that?
他会告诉我真想吗？
Will he tell me the truth?
Stroke order for each character
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告 gào · to say · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 告.
| 告诉 | gàosu | to press charges; to file a complaint |
| 广告 | guǎnggào | to advertise; a commercial |
| 报告 | bàogào | to inform; to report |
| 告别 | gàobié | to leave; to part from; to bid farewell to; to say goodbye to |
| 转告 | zhuǎngào | to pass on; to communicate |
| 警告 | jǐnggào | to warn; to admonish |
| 公告 | gōnggào | post; announcement |
| 被告 | bèigào | (law) the defendant; the accused |
| 原告 | yuángào | complainant; plaintiff |
| 告知 | gàozhī | to inform; to notify |
| 控告 | kònggào | to accuse; to charge; to indict |
| 告辞 | gàocí | to say goodbye; to take one's leave |
Questions about 告
What does 告 mean?
告 (gào) means "(bound form) to say; to tell; to announce; to report" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 告?
告 is made of 1 character: 告 (7 strokes). That is 7 strokes in total.
Is 告 an HSK word?
Yes. 告 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.