Writing
告诉 (gàosu) — how to say "to tell someone" in Chinese
告诉
To tell someone
verb
Character composition
告
to tell, to inform
诉
to tell, to complain
Radicals / Keys
口
Mouth
#30 · kǒu · 3 strokes
言
Speech
#149 · yán · 7 strokes
Collocations
告诉老师
gàosu lǎoshī
to tell the teacher
告诉我
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
[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).
告诉 meaning English
告诉 (gàosu) means "To tell someone".
How is 告诉 pronounced?
It is pronounced gàosu (written as gaosu). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How to write gaosu in Chinese?
It is written 告诉: 告 has 7 strokes, 诉 has 7 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 告诉?
告诉 belongs to the HSK 2 vocabulary list.
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