告诉
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

告诉

gàosu

to tell; to inform; to let know

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

to tell; to inform; to let know

ABOUT THIS ENTRY

Where this entry comes from

The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About 告诉

What does 告诉 mean in Chinese?

告诉 (gàosu) means to tell; to inform; to let know.

How do you pronounce 告诉?

告诉 is pronounced gàosu. It also has the reading gàosù.

Is 告诉 an HSK word?

告诉 is on the HSK 2 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

What part of speech is 告诉?

告诉 is used as a 动词 (verb) in Chinese.

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