告诉 (gàosu) — how to say "to tell someone" in Chinese

告诉

To tell someone

Character composition

to tell, to inform

to tell, to complain

Radicals / Keys

Mouth

#30 · kǒu · 3 strokes

Speech

#149 · yán · 2 strokes

Collocations

告诉老师

gàosu lǎoshī

to tell the teacher

告诉

gàosu wǒ

to tell me

Examples

请你告诉我你的名字。

Please tell me your name.

告诉我吧

Tell me.

Mnemonic

Mnemonic for 告诉 (gàosu) — to tell someone

[gàosu-] Gauss decides to inform his friends about the grand opening of the "告诉 Café" ☕. He gathers them all and says, "告 (to tell) you about the best coffee I've ever tasted, but I have to 诉 (complain) about the price!" His friends laugh, but still decide to go check it out.

Frequently asked questions

How do you say "to tell someone" in Chinese?

"to tell someone" in Chinese is 告诉 (gàosu).

What does 告诉 mean in English?

告诉 (gàosu) means "To tell someone".

How is 告诉 pronounced?

It is pronounced gàosu (written as gaosu). The page has audio recorded by a native speaker.

How do you write "to tell someone" in Chinese characters?

It is written 告诉.

What HSK level is 告诉?

告诉 belongs to the HSK 2 vocabulary list.

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