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告诉 gàosu

告诉 gàosu Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 告诉 gàosu .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
gàosu | gao4 su5
English translation
to tell
to inform
to let know

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About 告诉 gàosu

Read some general information about the Chinese word 告诉 gàosu .

Traditional form

告訴

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 告诉 gàosu

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gào

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a tongue extending from an open mouth. Graphically similar to shé (tongue).

Positional decomposition

牛口

Number of Strokes

7

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. yán represents the meaning and chì represents the sound.

Positional decomposition

讠斥

Number of Strokes

7

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Example sentences using 告诉 gàosu

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Fāng 鸿 hóng 渐要 bào 小姐 xiǎojie 欢心 huān xīn ,便 biàn Hēi tián 朱古力 zhū gǔ lì 小姐 xiǎojie 那些 nà xiē 亲昵 qīn nì de 称呼 chēnghu 告诉 gàosu .

He tried to amuse her by calling her the affectionate nicknames " Dark Sweetie " and " Miss Chocolate. "

shuí 告诉 gàosu 玛丽 Mǎ lì 已经 yǐjīng 离婚 líhūn le ?

Who told you that Mary and I had split up?

件事告诉 gàosu le ,真是 zhēn shi tài hǎo le .

It's too kind of you to have told me that.

Wén Wén 这块 ròu ,告诉 gàosu 是否 shìfǒu huài le .

You smell at this meat and tell me if it's gone bad.

shì 不是 bú shi 那个 nà ge 容易 róngyì 冲动 chōngdòng yòu hǎo 走极端 de 姑娘 gūniang 一切 yīqiè dōu 告诉 gàosu le xiá ?

Had the impulsive and desperate girl spoken out to Letitia to the fullest?

告诉 gàosu Decomposition

See the 5 Chinese characters that make up 告诉 gàosu and their own compounds.

告诉 gàosu Compounds

See all 32 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 告诉 gàosu in their composition.

  • gào
    • zào
    • hào
      • hào
    • kào , , hào , jiào , gào , , , gào , , , , zào , gào , , , , , , , , , , , , , , gào , , ,
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