告 gào
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
告诫
gàojiè
to warn; to admonish
Characters in this word
诫 jiè
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 戒 to warn, to admonish
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 老师反复告诫学生，引用资料可以，但绝不能把别人的观点伪装成自己的。 Lǎoshī fǎnfù gàojiè xuésheng, yǐnyòng zīliào kěyǐ, dàn jué bù néng bǎ biéren de guāndiǎn wěizhuāng chéng zìjǐ de. The teacher repeatedly warned the students that citing sources was acceptable, but they must never disguise other people's views as their own.
- 医生告诫他不能再熬夜，也要少喝酒。 Yīshēng gàojiè tā bù néng zài áoyè, yě yào shǎo hē jiǔ. The doctor warned him not to stay up late any more and to drink less.
- 妈妈再三告诫孩子，不要跟陌生人走。 Māma zàisān gàojiè háizi, búyào gēn mòshēngrén zǒu. Mum repeatedly warned her child not to go off with strangers.
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
- 告辞 gàocí to take one's leave; to say goodbye
- 告示 gàoshi notice; public announcement
- 告知 gàozhī to inform; to notify