转告
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
转告 (zhuǎngào) · to pass on (a message)
转告 (zhuǎngào) means “to pass on (a message)”. It is written with 2 characters: 转 (to turn) + 告 (to tell). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 转告 is built
The characters
转 zhuǎn · to turn
What 转 is made of
- 车chē — cart
- 七qī — seven
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 七qī — seven
- 专zhuān — concentrated
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 车 gives the meaning, 专 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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)
Example sentences
请把这件事转告给他。Qǐng bǎ zhè jiàn shì zhuǎngào gěi tā.Please pass this on to him.
你能帮我转告王老师吗？Nǐ néng bāng wǒ zhuǎngào Wáng lǎoshī ma?Could you pass a message to Teacher Wang for me?
Questions about 转告
What does 转告 mean?
转告 (zhuǎngào) means “to pass on (a message)”.
How do you pronounce 转告?
转告 is pronounced zhuǎngào.
Which HSK level is 转告?
转告 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 转变zhuǎnbiànto change
- 转动zhuǎndòngto turn
- 转身zhuǎnshēnto turn around
- 转弯zhuǎnwānto turn
- 转移zhuǎnyíto move
- 扭转niǔzhuǎnto turn around
- 旋转xuánzhuǎnto spin
- 周转zhōuzhuǎncash flow
- 转达zhuǎndáto pass on
- 转让zhuǎnràngto transfer
Learn 转告 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 77: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.