Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 告

(bound form) to say; to tell
to announce; to report
to denounce
to file a lawsuit; to sue

to advise
to urge
to exhort
exhortation
advice
CL:席 (xí)

to ask

defendant

(law) to sue

to report (to one's superior)

to inform
to report
to make known
report
speech
talk
lecture
CL:篇 (piān),份 (fèn),個／个 (gè),通 (tòng)

to tell respectfully
to announce reverentially

to implore
to beseech

to forecast
to predict
advance notice

announcement

to announce; to give notice
announcement

to warn
to admonish

(coll.) to tell

to be in a state of emergency
to report an emergency
to ask for emergency assistance

to leave; to part from
to bid farewell to; to say goodbye to

to inform by telegraph, telephone etc

obituary

to advertise
a commercial
advertisement
CL:項／项 (xiàng)

to fizzle out
to come to nothing

to tell
to inform

written statement
proclamation
announcement

to ask to be excused
to ask leave to go to the toilet

(dialect) to tell
to inform

to tell sb; to inform

to beg for mercy

to lodge an accusation
accusation (law)

to tell; to inform; to let know

to pray
prayer

complainant
plaintiff

to pass on (a message); to relay (the information)

to declare
to proclaim

post
announcement

to tell on sb; to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc)
to bring a lawsuit

(literary) to inform (the public)
to give clear instructions
public announcement (from higher authorities)

to sue
to take to court
to file a lawsuit

to end
to reach an end

to report secretly
to tip off

to frame sb
to accuse falsely

(Catholicism) to confess; confession

variant of 預告／预告 (yùgào)
to forecast
to predict
advance notice

to press charges; to file a complaint

variant of 告誡／告诫 (gàojiè)

to inform; to tell

posting on a bulletin board
notice
bulletin
to announce

to beg piteously
to supplicate

to announce publicly
to explain oneself
to reveal one's feelings
to confess
to declare one's love

to win
to be victorious
to report a victory

(of a project) to be completed

to give sb a word of advice
advice; counsel; a wise word

to warn
to admonish

to inform

to say goodbye
to take one's leave

(honorific) to inform

to pass on
to communicate
to transmit

to run out
to have exhausted

to accuse; to charge; to indict

to release a statement

to implore
to plead
to ask earnestly

to inform against sb

to petition for retirement (old)
to ask for leave to withdraw
to ask to be excused

trailer (for a movie)

plaintiff

notice
placard
signboard

bulletin board

ad space; ad slot

plaintiff and defendant
prosecution and defense (lawyers)

dēngguǎnggào

to advertise

spokesperson
announcer

tell-tale
informer (esp. to police)
whistleblower
grass

written report

guǎnggàoshān

promotional T-shirt
CL:件 (jiàn)

guǎnggàoshāng

advertising company

advertiser

advertising column (in a newspaper)
bulletin board

to pray

false report
forgery
fabricated declaration (e.g. income tax return)

public lecture (with guest speakers etc)

billboard

guǎnggàopiàn

advertising film
TV commercial

defendant (in legal case)

parting ceremony
funeral

gōngzuòbàogào

working report
operating report

dānfāngxuāngào

unilateral declaration

jiǎnlüèjiàngào

brief outline or overview (of a plan etc)

tiáofúguǎnggào

banner advertisement

qiúqínggàoráo

to beg for forgiveness (idiom)

wǎngluòguǎnggào

online advertising

guǎnggàotiáofú

banner advertisement

to bring tribute as sign of submission (idiom); to submit

dǎxiǎobàogào

(coll.) to tattletale; to rat on sb

bēnzǒuxiānggào

to spread the news (idiom)

zhèngfǔjǐnggào

government warning

shīzhèngbàogào

administrative report

zìgàofènyǒng

to volunteer for
to offer to undertake

ānmíngàoshì

a notice to reassure the public
advance notice (of an agenda)

gàitáiguǎnggào

(Tw) slot advertisement
interstitial ad
splash ad

yánjiūbàogào

research report

chābōguǎnggào

slot advertisement
interstitial ad
splash ad

wúkěfènggào

(idiom) "no comment"

qǐ'āigàolián

begging for pity and asking for help (idiom)

to be kept secret; not to be divulged

bàogàowénxué

reportage

hùgàorénxiǎo

to make known to every household (idiom); to disseminate widely
to shout from the rooftops

xíngjiānggàoqìng

to run short (idiom)

shǒuzhàngàojié

to win the first battle

niándùbàogào

annual report

guǎnggàoxuānchuán

advertising; publicity; promotion

dàgōnggàochéng

successfully accomplished (project or goal)
to be highly successful

zhūnzhūngàojiè

to repeatedly advise sb earnestly (idiom)
to admonish

to report according to the facts
to tell the truth
to tell it like it is

gàoyīduànluò

to come to the end of a phase (idiom)

yítǐgàobiéshì

遗体告别式

[遺體告別式]

funeral

guǎnggàoxuānchuánhuà

广告宣传画

[廣告宣傳畫]

placard; poster

zhírùshìguǎnggào

植入式广告

[植入式廣告]

product placement

Kǎokèsī Bàogào

考克斯报告

[考克斯報告]

Cox Report
Report of the Select Committee on US National Security and Military-Commercial Concerns with the PRC (1999); Committee Chairman Republican Rep. Chris Cox

guǎnggàolánjiéqì

广告拦截器

[廣告攔截器]

ad-blocker

wēixiǎnjǐnggàodēng

危险警告灯

[危險警告燈]

hazard lights

èrénxiāngàozhuàng

恶人先告状

[惡人先告狀]

the guilty party files the suit
the thief cries thief

Bōcítǎn Gōnggào

波茨坦公告

[波茨坦公告]

Potsdam Declaration

guǎnggàoxuānchuánchē

广告宣传车

[廣告宣傳車]

mobile billboard

fúwùguǎnggàoxiéyì

服务广告协议

[服務廣告協議]

Service Advertisement Protocol
SAP

fúshèjǐnggàobiāozhì

辐射警告标志

[輻射警告標志]

radiation warning symbol

yǐshībài'érgàozhōng

以失败而告终

[以失敗而告終]

to succeed through failure
to achieve one's final aim despite apparent setback

diǎnjīfùfèiguǎnggào

点击付费广告

[點擊付費廣告]

pay-per-click advertising

qiúyéyegàonǎinai

求爷爷告奶奶

[求爺爺告奶奶]

lit. to beg grandpa and call on grandma (idiom)
fig. to go about begging for help

dàhuìbàogàoqǐcǎorén

大会报告起草人

[大會報告起草人]

rapporteur

guǎng'érgàozhīguǎnggàogōngsī

广而告之广告公司

[廣而告之廣告公司]

China Mass Media International Advertising Corp