告 gào
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
告辞
gàocí
to take one's leave; to say goodbye
Characters in this word
辞 cí
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 舌 — tongue
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 会议刚进入实质讨论，他却以身体不适为由匆匆告辞。 Huìyì gāng jìnrù shízhì tǎolùn, tā què yǐ shēntǐ bú shì wéi yóu cōngcōng gàocí. Just as the meeting entered substantive discussion, he hurriedly took his leave on the grounds of feeling unwell.
- 时间不早了，我就先告辞了，谢谢您的招待。 Shíjiān bù zǎo le, wǒ jiù xiān gàocí le, xièxie nín de zhāodài. It's getting late, so I'll take my leave; thank you for your hospitality.
- 客人喝完茶，起身向主人告辞。 Kèrén hē wán chá, qǐshēn xiàng zhǔrén gàocí. After finishing his tea, the guest stood up and took his leave of the host.
Related words
- 告诉 gàosu to tell
- 广告 guǎnggào advertisement
- 报告 bàogào report; speech
- 告别 gàobié to say goodbye
- 转告 zhuǎngào to pass on a message
- 公告 gōnggào official notice
- 警告 jǐnggào to warn; warning
- 被告 bèigào defendant
- 告 gào to tell; to sue; to accuse
- 告诫 gàojiè to warn; to admonish
- 告示 gàoshi notice; public announcement
- 告知 gàozhī to inform; to notify