HSK 5 · Verbs

转告 zhuǎngào “to pass on” in Chinese

Traditional 轉告

What 转告 means

  1. to pass on
  2. to communicate
  3. to transmit

How to say 转告

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale转zhuǎn3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale告gào4th tone, falling

转告 in a sentence

  1. 请你转告他，明天的会改到下午了。

    Qǐng nǐ zhuǎngào tā, míngtiān de huì gǎi dào xiàwǔ le.

    Please tell him that tomorrow’s meeting has moved to the afternoon.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 我会把你的话转告给经理的。

    Wǒ huì bǎ nǐ de huà zhuǎngào gěi jīnglǐ de.

    I’ll pass your message on to the manager.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 转告 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 转 (zhuǎn) with each of its parts in a different colour
转zhuǎnto turn
  • 车cart · chēMeaning part
  • 专concentrated · zhuānSound part

车 hints at the meaning (cart); 专 (zhuān) hints at the sound. Compare it with zhuǎn.

The character 告 (gào) with each of its parts in a different colour
告gàoto say; to tell
  • 牛cow · niú
  • 口mouth · kǒu

How to write 转告

转 8 strokes · 告 7 strokes

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

Words related to 转告

Words with 转

转zhuǎn · to turn转变zhuǎnbiàn · to change转达zhuǎndá · to pass on扭转niǔzhuǎn · to turn around旋转xuánzhuǎn · to rotate转移zhuǎnyí · to transfer周转zhōuzhuǎn · turnover转让zhuǎnràng · to transfer (ownership)转折zhuǎnzhé · turning point

Words with 告

告诉gàosu · to tell广告guǎnggào · advertisement告别gàobié · to say goodbye报告bàogào · to inform告辞gàocí · to take leave告诫gàojiè · to warn警告jǐnggào · to warn被告bèigào · defendant原告yuángào · plaintiff布告bùgào · notice

More words: Thinking & Talking

征求zhēngqiú · to solicit智慧zhìhuì · wisdom主张zhǔzhāng · to advocate祝福zhùfú · blessing咨询zīxún · to consult尊敬zūnjìng · to respect暗示ànshì · to hint拜托bàituō · to ask a favour

FAQs

转告 (zhuǎngào) means “to pass on” or “to communicate”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it zhuǎngào: zhuǎn with a 3rd tone, then gào with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 转告 is written 轉告. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhuangao with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 转告 from the suggestions. Typing zhuangao into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
转告 is an HSK 5 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 written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.