Verbto tell

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 告诉.
告 stroke order svg
诉 stroke order svg

Practice writing 告诉 (gào su) with our free printable handwriting worksheet

Character Breakdown

告诉 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 告诉 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 告诉 with other words naturally.
Verb + Object
gào
lǎo
shī
neutral
tell the teacher
gào
neutral
tell me
gào
péng
yǒu
neutral
tell a friend
Adverb + Verb
shàng
gào
neutral
tell immediately
zhí
jiē
gào
neutral
tell directly

Example Sentences with 告诉

gào
è饿
le
I told my mom I was hungry.
qǐng
gào
de
diàn
huà
hào
Please tell me your phone number.
méi
yǒu
gào
zhè
jiàn
shì
He didn't tell me about this matter.
lǎo
shī
gào
men
míng
tiān
yǒu
kǎo
shì
The teacher told us there will be an exam tomorrow.
shēng
gào
yào
duō
xiū
xi
The doctor told me I need to rest more.
gào
péng
yǒu
míng
tiān
jiàn
I told my friend I'll see them tomorrow.
gào
ràng
yào
gào
bié
rén
He told me a secret and asked me not to tell anyone else.
gào
zhǐ
rán
hòu
xià
lái
She told me the address, and then I wrote it down.