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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

告诉 [gàosù]
  1. 1. verb tell

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary (1 result)

告诉 [gàosù]
  1. 1. tell; let know; inform

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary (1 result)

告诉 [gàosù]
  1. 1. 起诉。
  2. 2. 说给别人听,让人了解
    请把实情告诉
    这件事谁也别告诉

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奶奶告诉我们,过去一般是吃不到背令水果的。
Grandma told us that in the past it was almost impossible to have out-of-season.
老师告诉我们,明、清章回小说是宋代话本的变体。
The teacher told us that the novels of the Ming and Qing Dynasty takes its origin from the script for story-telling in Song and Yuan folk literature.
爷爷告诉我,这间裁缝铺在他小的时候就有了。
My grandfather told me that this tailor’s shop had been there since I was young.
他的信用卡不能用了,银行的工作人员告诉他只需再充磁就行了。
His credit card couldn't be used. The bank clerk told him that he need to had it to be re-magnetized.
等不及告诉他具体的位置,他就匆忙出发了。
He set out in a hurry before I could tell him the exact location.
爸爸告诉我们,做人处事要有低姿态。
Dad told us to keep a low-key life.
照相馆的人告诉他,这里没有这么大的放大纸。
There is no enlarging paper large enough for his use in the photo shop.
红帽子告诉我还要等一小时,船才能到。
The porters in red hats told me that it would take another hour for the boat to arrive.
卖水果的小贩告诉她,红青的李子很甜。
The fruit vendor told her plums of black-red color were very sweet.
昨天他忽地告诉我他要结婚了。
Yesterday, he suddenly told me that he was going to get married.

Collocations

告诉大家
to tell everybody
告诉真相
to tell the truth
详细告诉
to tell in detail
悄悄告诉
to secretly tell someone something

Word Decomposition

play
[gào]
+ play
[sù]

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行程 [xíngchē]

  • 1.drive a vehicle
  • 2.line; row; rank | trade; …
  • 3.go; walk; travel; cover
  • 4.go; walk; travel; cover
  • 5.drive a vehicle

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