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转告

轉告
zhuǎngào
verb HSK 4 #6,502

Meanings

  1. 1 to pass on (a message); to relay
  2. 2 to communicate; to convey

Characters

转
zhuǎn
to pass on; to transfer
告
gào
to tell; to inform
To pass on a message to someone else

Examples

请转告他明天开会。
Qǐng zhuǎngào tā míngtiān kāi huì.
Please tell him there's a meeting tomorrow.
我会把你的话转告给她。
Wǒ huì bǎ nǐ de huà zhuǎngào gěi tā.
I'll relay your words to her.
请帮我转告一下。
Qǐng bāng wǒ zhuǎngào yíxià.
Please help me pass on a message.

Tips

grammar
Pattern: 请转告 + person + message. Or: 把...转告给... (relay ... to ...). It's a polite way to ask someone to be a messenger.
usage
转告 is more formal than simply saying 告诉他 (tell him). It specifically implies passing a message through an intermediary.

Stroke Order

转 zhuǎn
告 gào