How to pronounce gao su (告诉) in Chinese
Gao su (often typed gaosu) is written 告诉, pinyin gào sù. Hear 告诉 (gào sù) spoken, see what it means, then record yourself for instant AI feedback on your pronunciation.
告诉
gào sù
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Characters & meanings
to say; to tell
to tell (in 告诉)
Common mistake
Falling + weak fourth (4-4, with su usually reduced): gào drops firmly; sù is listed as a full fall but in real speech almost always lightens to gàosu.
Tone change in this word
诉 commonly reduces to neutral in speech: gàosu rather than a full gàosù.
Example sentence
请告诉我。
Qǐng gàosu wǒ.
Please tell me.
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