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告 gào

to tell, to inform, to announce; to accuse

Strokes
7
Level
HSK 2
Radical
口
Type
Ideograph
Made of 牛口 ⿱牛口

Memory hint: To speak 口 with the force of an ox 牛

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  1. 我要告诉你一个消息。
    Wǒ yào gàosu nǐ yí ge xiāoxi.
    I want to tell you a piece of news.
    i want tell you one (measure) news
  2. 你看到广告了吗？
    Nǐ kàndào guǎnggào le ma?
    Did you see the advertisement?
    you saw advertisement (particle) (question)
  3. 有什么事就告诉我吧。
    Yǒu shénme shì jiù gàosu wǒ ba.
    If there's anything, just tell me.
    have what matter then tell me (suggestion)
  4. 他没有告诉我这件事。
    Tā méiyǒu gàosu wǒ zhè jiàn shì.
    He didn't tell me about this matter.
    he not-have tell me this (measure) matter
  5. 离开以前，他跟大家告别了。
    Líkāi yǐqián, tā gēn dàjiā gàobié le.
    Before leaving, he said goodbye to everyone.
    leave before, he with everyone say-goodbye (particle)

Words with 告 (13)