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告

gào

to tell; to sue; to accuse

HSK 7 · Topic “Spoken exchange”
A person presents a folder to a judge at a desk
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Character

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

  • 若协商无果，受害者可以把企业告上法庭，而不是继续私下忍受。 Ruò xiéshāng wúguǒ, shòuhài zhě kěyǐ bǎ qǐyè gào shàng fǎtíng, ér bú shì jìxù sīxià rěnshòu. If negotiations fail, the victims can take the company to court rather than continuing to endure it privately.
  • 他把这件事告诉了老师，老师决定马上处理。 Tā bǎ zhè jiàn shì gàosu le lǎoshī, lǎoshī juédìng mǎshàng chǔlǐ. He told the teacher about it, and the teacher decided to handle it right away.
  • 孩子被同学欺负了，回家就向妈妈告状。 Háizi bèi tóngxué qīfu le, huí jiā jiù xiàng māma gàozhuàng. The child was bullied by a classmate and went home to tell his mum straight away.

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