告诉
Meaning
告诉 (gào su) is a Level 1 word in the HSK 3.0 standard, ranked #1016 among the most frequent Chinese words.
- to tell
- to inform
- to let know
告诉 also has another reading: (to press charges; to file a complaint)
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Related words
HSK 1 words — those sharing a character with 告诉 come first.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 还是 | still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or | 1 | |
| 回答 | to reply; to answer; reply; answer | 1 | |
| 喜欢 | to like; to be fond of; to be happy; to be pleased; to tend to | 1 | |
| 请假 | to request leave of absence | 1 | |
| 休息 | rest; to rest | 1 | |
| 桌子 | table; desk; CL:張|张[zhang1],套[tao4] | 1 | |
| 唱歌 | to sing a song | 1 | |
| 小朋友 | child; kid (used to refer to a child, or by an adult to address a child, or, in Taiwan, to… | 1 |