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告

gào

HSK 2 Character

What 告 means

1. bound formto say; to tell
2. to announce; to report
3. to denounce
4. to file a lawsuit; to sue

Example sentences

• 告辞！
  Gàocí!
  Goodbye!
• 告诉我！
  Tell me!
• 警告他。
  Warn him.
• 无可奉告。
  Wúkěfènggào.
  No comment.
• 忠告像盐。
  Advice is like salt.
• 我要告你。
  I'll sue you.

Words starting with 告

• 告诉gào sùto press charges; to file a complaint
• 告别gào biéto leave; to part from; to bid farewell to; to say goodbye to
• 告诫gào jièto warn; to admonish
• 告辞gào cíto say goodbye; to take one's leave
• 告知gào zhīto inform; to notify
• 告状gào zhuàngto tell on sb; to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc); to bring a lawsuit
• 告示gào shiannouncement
• 告终gào zhōngto end; to reach an end
• 告一段落gào yī duàn luòto come to the end of a phase (idiom)
• 告白gào báito announce publicly; to explain oneself; to reveal one's feelings
• 告密gào mìto inform against sb
• 告发gào fāto lodge an accusation; accusation (law)
• 告急gào jíto be in a state of emergency; to report an emergency; to ask for emergency assistance
• 告慰gào wèito comfort; to console
• 告退gào tuìto petition for retirement (old); to ask for leave to withdraw; to ask to be excused
• 告吹gào chuīto fizzle out; to come to nothing
• 告之gào zhīto inform; to notify
• 告求gào qiúto ask
• 告解gào jiě(Catholicism) to confess; confession
• 告别式gào bié shìparting ceremony; funeral
• 告儿gào r(colloquial) to tell
• 告语gào yǔto inform; to tell
• 告便gào biànto ask to be excused; to ask leave to go to the toilet
• 告密者gào mì zhětell-tale; informer (esp. to police); whistleblower

Words containing 告

• 广告guǎng gàoto advertise; a commercial; advertisement
• 报告bào gàoto inform; to report; to make known
• 转告zhuǎn gàoto pass on; to communicate; to transmit
• 警告jǐng gàoto warn; to admonish
• 公告gōng gàopost; announcement
• 被告bèi gào(law) the defendant; the accused
• 原告yuán gàocomplainant; plaintiff
• 布告bù gàoposting on a bulletin board; notice; bulletin
• 无可奉告wú kě fèng gào(idiom) no comment
• 通告tōng gàoto announce; to give notice; announcement
• 宣告xuān gàoto declare; to proclaim
• 祷告dǎo gàoto pray; prayer
• 预告yù gàoto forecast; to predict; advance notice
• 忠告zhōng gàoto give sb a word of advice; advice; counsel; a wise word
• 被告人bèi gào réndefendant (in legal case)
• 报告会bào gào huìpublic lecture (with guest speakers etc)
• 劝告quàn gàoto advise; to urge; to exhort
• 广告牌guǎng gào páibillboard
• 控告kòng gàoto accuse; to charge; to indict
• 自告奋勇zì gào fèn yǒngto volunteer for; to offer to undertake
• 状告zhuàng gàoto sue; to take to court; to file a lawsuit
• 报告文学bào gào wén xuéreportage
• 大功告成dà gōng gào chéngsuccessfully accomplished (project or goal); to be highly successful
• 不可告人bù kě gào rén(idiom) to be kept secret; not to be divulged

Characters built on 土

These share the phonetic component 土 (tǔ), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 堡bǎo(bound form) fortress; stronghold…
• 灶zàokitchen stove; kitchen; mess; canteen
• 壕háomoat; (military) trench
• 坳àodepression; cavity; hollow; Taiwan pr. āo
• 垚yáovariant of 尧, legendary emperor Yao, c. 2200 BC; embankment
• 垚yáovariant of 尧, legendary emperor Yao, c. 2200 BC; embankment
• 埽sàodike; old variant of 扫

Characters that look like 告

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 含hánto keep in the mouth; to contain
• 舍shěto give up; to abandon; to give alms
• 舌shétongue
• 垂chuíto hang (down); droop; dangle
• 沓dáclassifier for sheets of papers etc: pile, pad; Taiwan pr. tà
• 杳yǎodark and quiet; disappear

Sounds the same

Read gào, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 膏to moisten; to grease; to apply (cream, ointment)
• 诰to enjoin; to grant (a title)
• 锆zirconium (chemistry)
• 郜surname Gao; name of a feudal state
• 吿variant of 告