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转告

zhuǎngào

to pass on a message

A person passing a note
Memory picture

Characters in this word

转 zhuǎn

Strokes
8
Radical
车 — cart, vehicle
Made of
车 cart, vehicle 专 concentrated, specialized
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

告 gào

Strokes
7
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
牛 ox, cow, bull 口 mouth
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 告

Example phrases

  • 请转告他。 Qǐng zhuǎngào tā. Please tell him for me.
  • 我帮你转告。 Wǒ bāng nǐ zhuǎngào. I will pass it on for you.
  • 转告妈妈。 Zhuǎngào māma. Tell Mom for me.

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