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告知 (gào zhī): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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告知 (gào zhī): Inform / notify (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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告知 consists of 2 characters.

to tell, inform, or announce

to know, to be aware of

How to Use 告知 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 告知 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Verb

jí及

shí时

gào告

zhī知

neutral

inform promptly

shū书

miàn面

gào告

zhī知

formalWritten

Verb + Complementwith一声

gào告

zhī知

yī一

shēng声

Verb + Object

gào告

zhī知

jié结

guǒ果

formal

inform of the result

Example Sentences with 告知

wǒ我

gào告

zhī知

nǐ你

yī一

jiàn件

shì事

inform in writing

informal

Spoken

give a heads-up

gào告

zhī知

yì义

wù务

formalWritten

duty to inform

。

I tell you something.

qǐng请

wù务

bì必

tí提

qián前

gào告

zhī知

wǒ我

huì会

yì议

de的

jù具

tǐ体

shí时

jiān间

hé和

dì地

diǎn点

。

Please be sure to inform me of the specific time and location of the meeting in advance.

tā他

wèi为

shén什

me么

méi没

yǒu有

gào告

zhī知

wǒ我

men们

xíng行

chéng程

tū突

rán然

gǎi改

biàn变

le了

ne呢

？

Why didn't he inform us that the itinerary had suddenly changed?

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lǎo老

shī师

gào告

zhī知

wǒ我

men们

míng明

tiān天

yǒu有

kǎo考

shì试

。

The teacher informed us that there will be an exam tomorrow.

yī医

shēng生

shàng尚

wèi未

gào告

zhī知

jiā家

shǔ属

zuì最

wǒ我

dǎ打

diàn电

huà话

gào告

zhī知

nǐ你

háng航

bān班

gōng公

sī司

tí提

qián前

gào告

zhī知

le了

yuán员

gōng工

zài在

qiān签

shǔ署

hé合

tong同

qián前

，

lǜ律

shī师

yǐ

zhōng终

de的

zhěn诊

duàn断

jié结

guǒ果

。

The doctor has not yet notified the family members of the final diagnosis.

yán延

wù误

le了

，

jì记

de得

gǎi改

qiān签

。

I'm calling to inform you that the flight is delayed; remember to change your ticket.

guān关

yú于

xīn新

zhèng政

cè策

de的

biàn变

huà化

。

The company notified the employees in advance about the changes in the new policy.

已

míng明

què确

gào告

zhī知

liǎo了

suǒ所

yǒu有

qián潜

zài在

fēng风

xiǎn险

。

Before signing the contract, the lawyer clearly informed us of all potential risks.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 告知.

Words with 告

告诉gào suHSK 2
广告guǎng gàoHSK 4
报告bào gàoHSK 5
公告gōng gào
劝告quàn gào
原告yuán gào
告别gào bié
告状gào zhuàng

Words with 知

知道zhī daoHSK 2
知识zhī shiHSK 4
通知tōng zhīHSK 4
不知bù zhī
得知dé zhī
无知wú zhī
知名zhī míng
知己zhī jǐ