告辞
Old HSK 6
告辞 (gàocí) · to take one's leave
告辞 (gàocí) means “to take one's leave; to say goodbye”. It is written with 2 characters: 告 (to tell) + 辞 (words). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 告辞 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)
辞 cí · words
What 辞 is made of
- 舌shé — tongue
- 千qiān — thousand
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 十 — ten
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 千qiān — thousand
- 辛xīn — bitter
- 立lì — to stand
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 立lì — to stand
Example sentences
时间不早了，我先告辞了。Shíjiān bù zǎo le, wǒ xiān gàocí le.It's getting late, so I'll take my leave.
客人起身向主人告辞。Kèrén qǐshēn xiàng zhǔrén gàocí.The guest stood up and said goodbye to the host.
Questions about 告辞
What does 告辞 mean?
告辞 (gàocí) means “to take one's leave; to say goodbye”.
How do you pronounce 告辞?
告辞 is pronounced gàocí.
Which HSK level is 告辞?
告辞 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
- 告诫gàojièto warn
- 公告gōnggàoannouncement
- 警告jǐnggàoto warn
Learn 告辞 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 64: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.