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The Chinese word tongzhi - 通知 - tōngzhī
(to notify in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
tōngzhī
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English translations
to notify, notice,
to give somebody notice, to send word
Chinese characters:
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The traditional Chinese characters of tōngzhī are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 通知 ( tongzhi / tōngzhī ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Qing tongzhi dajia mingtian kaihui.
Qǐng tōngzhī dàjiā míngtiān kāihuì.– English translation: Please notify everyone that there's a meeting tomorrow.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
to communicate | to be aware of
通知 ( tongzhi / tōngzhī ) belongs to the 3000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 1093)
通知 ( tongzhi / tōngzhī ) belongs to the 3000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 1093)
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