Chinese

告訴

gàosu
to tell; to inform
  • TOCFL 2
  • 吿訴
  • 告诉

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  • characterChinese告 “to report to”
    • ideaChinese壴 “drum”
    • ideaChinese口 “mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity (Classifier: 把 c)”
  • characterChinese訴 “to tell; to relate; to inform”
    • meaningChinese言 “to say; to speak; to talk”
    • soundChinese斥 “to expel, drive away; to banish; to demote”
      • meaningChinese广 “house built to depend on a cliff”
      • soundChinese屰 “opposite, against”

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