告诉
gàosu
to tell
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 我告诉你一件事。Let me tell you something.
- 别告诉别人。Don't tell others.
Collocations
告诉我告诉他不告诉
Mnemonic
告诉 gàosu "to tell, inform" — 告 (announce) + 诉 (state, traditional 訴). Pattern: 告诉 + person + thing. False friend warning: Korean goso / Japanese 告訴 kokuso both narrow to "legal accusation".
Quick check
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