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The Chinese word gaosu - 告诉 - gàosu
(to tell in Chinese)



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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

gàosu

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English translations

to tell,
to inform

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Chinese characters  ( gaosu / gàosu ) with pronunciation (English translation: to tell )

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告诉 ( gaosu / gàosu ) is composed of these characters: 告 (gao) , 诉 (su)
告诉 ( gaosu / gàosu ) in traditional characters
告訴
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 告诉 ( gaosu / gàosu ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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Qing gaosu wo ni de dianhua haoma.
Qǐng gàosu wǒ nǐ de diànhuà hàomǎ.
 – English translation: Please tell me your phone number.

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(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

to announce  |  to tell
告诉 ( gaosu / gàosu ) belongs to the 100 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 73)
More words that mean to tell in Chinese
gào ( 告 ), jiǎng ( 讲 ), shuō ( 说 ), sù ( 诉 )

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