告诫
Old HSK 6
告诫 (gàojiè) · to warn
告诫 (gàojiè) means “to warn; to admonish”. It is written with 2 characters: 告 (to tell) + 诫 (to warn). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 告诫 is built
The characters
告 gào · to tell
What 告 is made of
- 牛niú — ox
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: To speak 口 with the force of an ox 牛 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
诫 jiè · to warn
What 诫 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 戒jiè — to warn
- 戈gē — spear
- 廾gǒng — two hands
Example sentences
老师告诫我们不要骄傲。Lǎoshī gàojiè wǒmen búyào jiāo'ào.The teacher warned us not to be arrogant.
父亲告诫他做事要认真。Fùqin gàojiè tā zuòshì yào rènzhēn.His father told him to take his work seriously.
Questions about 告诫
What does 告诫 mean?
告诫 (gàojiè) means “to warn; to admonish”.
How do you pronounce 告诫?
告诫 is pronounced gàojiè.
Which HSK level is 告诫?
告诫 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 告诉gàosuto tell
- 广告guǎnggàoadvertisement
- 报告bàogàoreport
- 告别gàobiéto say goodbye
- 转告zhuǎngàoto pass on (a message)
- 被告bèigàodefendant
- 布告bùgàonotice
- 告辞gàocíto take one's leave
- 公告gōnggàoannouncement
- 警告jǐnggàoto warn
Learn 告诫 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 64: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.