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通告 (tōng gào) — to announce; announcement

Definition

通告 (tōnggào) is a more formal announcement, used by officials or organizations. Unlike 公告 (public, official) and 告示 (a posted notice), 通告 emphasizes notifying a defined group about a specific matter.

to announceannouncement
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 通告。
    Xué xiào tōng gào le kǎo shì shí jiān.
    The school announced the exam schedule.
  • 通告。
    Zhè fèn tōng gào fēi cháng zhòng yào.
    This announcement is very important.
  • 通告。
    Zhèng fǔ gāng gāng fā bù le xīn tōng gào.
    The government just issued a new announcement.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

通tōngto convey; tell
告gàoto tell; announce

通 and 告 both convey the sense of telling or announcing, so together they mean to give notice or an announcement.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辶Written in full as辵chuò
Sound part声符shēngfú
甬
甬yǒng通tōng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

通 pairs 辶, a part associated with movement, with 甬, which gives the sound.

Open 通 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The origin is unclear: one theory sees 告 as 壴 (a decorated drum) above 口 (an open mouth), while another sees a tongue sticking out of 口.

Open 告 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Communication & Speech

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