English–Chinese
“tell” in Chinese
How to say “tell” in Chinese
“Tell” in Chinese is 告诉 (gào sù).
Passes a fact, message, or piece of news to another person so it becomes known.
Example sentences with 告诉
老师告诉大家明天我们有课。lǎo shī gào sù dà jiā míng tiān wǒ men yǒu kè
The teacher told everyone that we have class tomorrow.
Tips for using 告诉
- The receiver can be left unspoken when the context already identifies that person, but the information being passed still follows the verb naturally.
Other Chinese words for “tell”
请告知我结果。qǐng gào zhī wǒ jié guǒ
Please tell me the result.
老师嘱咐我们按时交作业。lǎo shī zhǔ fù wǒ men àn shí jiāo zuò yè
The teacher told us to turn in our homework on time.
我从他的表情就看出他很累。wǒ cóng tā de biǎo qíng jiù kàn chū tā hěn lèi
I can tell from his expression that he is very tired.
她喜欢在朋友面前讲述她的童年故事。tā xǐ huān zài péng yǒu miàn qián jiǎng shù tā de tóng nián gù shì
She likes to tell stories about her childhood in front of her friends.