告发

告發

gàofā

verb #6,762

Meanings

1 to report (someone's wrongdoing)
2 to inform against; to denounce

Characters

to tell; to report

to send out; to issue

Examples

HSK 2

谁告发了我们的计划？

Shéi gàofā le wǒmen de jìhuà?

Who informed on our plan?

HSK 7-9

他向警方告发了那个罪犯。

Tā xiàng jǐngfāng gàofā le nàge zuìfàn.

He reported that criminal to the police.

Tips

usage

告发 implies formally reporting someone's illegal or improper behavior to authorities. Compare with 举报 which is more commonly used in modern Chinese.

Stroke Order

告 gào

发 fā