How to say “official announcement” in Chinese

公告
gōnggào

official announcement; announce

verb · HSK 6 · topic “Errands and services”

“Official announcement” in Chinese is 公告, gōng gào: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

公告 is read gōng gào: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

gōng — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note
gào — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

公
gōng — public, common
告
gào — inform

At the bottom, 口 “mouth”.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “公告”.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “official announcement” in Chinese?

“Official announcement” in Chinese is 公告, pinyin gōnggào.

What does 公告 mean?

公告 (gōnggào) means “official announcement; announce”.

How do you write 公告?

公告 is 2 characters: 公 (gōng) — public, common; 告 (gào) — inform. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 公告?

公告 is read gōnggào. Tones: gōng — first tone, gào — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“official announcement” in the lesson “Complaints and notices”

This word is from the topic “Errands and services” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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