HSK 4 · Verbs

通知 tōngzhī “to notify” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 通知 means

  1. to notify
  2. to inform
  3. notice
  4. notification

Measure word 个 gè · 一个通知 yí ge tōngzhī

How to say 通知

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale通tōng1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale知zhī1st tone, high and level

通知 in a sentence

  1. 如果你要改变主意，通知我。

    Rúguǒ nǐ yào gǎibiàn zhǔyi, tōngzhī wǒ.

    If you change your mind, let me know.

    Sentence #1325048 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 我认为这个消息应该通知大家。

    Wǒ rènwéi zhè ge xiāoxi yīnggāi tōngzhī dàjiā.

    I think everyone should be told this news.

    Sentence #3537858 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 货物运到，我会通知你们的。

    Huòwù yùndào, wǒ huì tōngzhī nǐmen de.

    I’ll let you know when the goods arrive.

    Sentence #782098 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 通知 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 通 (tōng) with each of its parts in a different colour
通tōngto go through
  • 甬path · tǒngSound part
  • 辶walking form of 辵 · chuòMeaning part

辶 hints at the meaning (walking); 甬 (tǒng) hints at the sound. Compare it with tōng.

The character 知 (zhī) with each of its parts in a different colour
知zhīto know
  • 矢arrow · shǐSound part
  • 口mouth · kǒuMeaning part

口 hints at the meaning (mouth); 矢 (shǐ) hints at the sound. Compare it with zhī.

How to write 通知

通 10 strokes · 知 8 strokes

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通知 (tōngzhī) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 通知 (tōngzhī). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 通知

Words with 通

通tōng · to go through通过tōngguò · to pass through交通jiāotōng · traffic普通话pǔtōnghuà · Mandarin沟通gōutōng · to communicate通常tōngcháng · regular畅通chàngtōng · unimpeded通俗tōngsú · popular通用tōngyòng · in common use精通jīngtōng · to be proficient in

Words with 知

知道zhīdao · to know (a fact)知识zhīshi · knowledge知觉zhījué · perception无知wúzhī · ignorant须知xūzhī · notice知足常乐zhīzúchánglè · contentment brings happiness众所周知zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī · as everyone knows

More words: Thinking & Talking

谈tán · to speak讨论tǎolùn · to discuss提醒tíxǐng · to remind填空tiánkòng · to fill in the blanks (on a form or test)误会wùhuì · to misunderstand邀请yāoqǐng · to invite意见yìjiàn · idea以为yǐwéi · to think (wrongly)

FAQs

通知 (tōngzhī) means “to notify” or “to inform”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it tōngzhī: tōng with a 1st tone, then zhī with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 通知 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one to notify is 一个通知 (yí ge tōngzhī).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type tongzhi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 通知 from the suggestions. Typing tongzhi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
通知 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.