宣告

xuāngào

verb HSK 7-9 #9,802

Meanings

1 to declare
2 to proclaim
3 to announce

Characters

declare; announce

Examples

法官宣告被告无罪。

Fǎguān xuāngào bèigào wúzuì.

The judge declared the defendant not guilty.

这标志着一个新时代的到来。

Zhè biāozhì zhe yīgè xīn shídài de dàolái.

This proclaimed the arrival of a new era.

Tips

usage

宣告 is very formal and often used in legal or historical contexts: 宣告独立 (declare independence), 宣告破产 (declare bankruptcy), 宣告无罪 (declare not guilty).

Stroke Order

宣 xuān

告 gào