告 gào
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
告知
gàozhī
to inform; to notify
Characters in this word
知 zhī
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 矢 — arrow, dart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 医院应当提前告知患者手术风险，而不是等问题出现后才解释。 Yīyuàn yīngdāng tíqián gàozhī huànzhě shǒushù fēngxiǎn, ér bú shì děng wèntí chūxiàn hòu cái jiěshì. Hospitals should inform patients of surgical risks in advance, rather than explaining only after problems arise.
- 请把考试结果尽快告知我们，好吗？ Qǐng bǎ kǎoshì jiéguǒ jǐnkuài gàozhī wǒmen, hǎo ma? Please let us know the exam results as soon as possible, all right?
- 老师提前告知家长，明天学校不上课。 Lǎoshī tíqián gàozhī jiāzhǎng, míngtiān xuéxiào bú shàngkè. The teacher told the parents in advance that there would be no school tomorrow.
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
- 告诫 gàojiè to warn; to admonish
- 告示 gàoshi notice; public announcement