Chinese word

告诫

Pronunciation

Pinyingào jiè

Meaning

  • verbwarn

Example

老师当面告诫学生不要作弊。lǎo shī dāng miàn gào jiè xué shēng bú yào zuò bì

The teacher warned the students in person not to cheat.

Illustration for 告诫 (warn)

More examples

教练在训练后告诫运动员注意保护膝盖。jiào liàn zài xùn liàn hòu gào jiè yùn dòng yuán zhù yì bǎo hù xī gài

After practice, the coach admonished the athletes to protect their knees.

Core concept

A firm voice draws a line around wrong conduct and points the listener back toward proper action.

Common phrases

  • 告诫学生gào jiè xué shēng

    admonish students

  • 告诫孩子gào jiè hái zi

    admonish children

  • 告诫员工gào jiè yuán gōng

    admonish employees

Similar words

劝告quàn gào: Offer considerate advice that encourages a change for someone's own good.
警告jǐng gào: Point to a clear danger or penalty and firmly tell someone to stop.
提醒tí xǐng: Bring an important fact or point to someone's attention.
训诫xùn jiè: As a person in authority, sternly point out mistakes and demand that they be corrected.

Definition in Chinese

用严肃或正式的语气，通过言语指出错误或不当行为，要求对方改正。yòng yán sù huò zhèng shì de yǔ qì tōng guò yán yǔ zhǐ chū cuò wù huò bú dàng xíng wéi yāo qiú duì fāng gǎi zhèng

Word origin

告 (gào, "tell") + 诫 (jiè, "admonish") forms 告诫 (gàojiè, "admonish"), linking an act of telling with a serious call to change behavior.

Usage tips

  • English warn can simply report a danger, but this Chinese verb usually suggests that someone is being held accountable for improper behavior.

Other meanings

  • admonishverb
  • adviseverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 告诫书gào jiè shūwritten warningnoun

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