How to say “pass on” in Chinese
pass on (a message)
“Pass on” in Chinese is 转告, zhuǎn gào: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
转告 is read zhuǎn gào: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 车 “cart”; on the right, 专 zhuān hints at the sound. Second reading: zhuàn, “rotate”.
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 “转告”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 转告. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 请转告王经理我明天再来qǐngzhuǎngàoWángjīnglǐ,wǒmíngtiānzàiláiPlease tell Manager Wang that I'll come again tomorrow.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “pass on” in Chinese?
“Pass on” in Chinese is 转告, pinyin zhuǎngào.
What does 转告 mean?
转告 (zhuǎngào) means “pass on (a message)”.
How do you write 转告?
转告 is 2 characters: 转 (zhuǎn) — turn; pass on; 告 (gào) — inform. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 转告?
转告 is read zhuǎngào. Tones: zhuǎn — third tone, gào — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“pass on” in the lesson “Calling customer support”
This word is from the topic “Services and formalities” of HSK 5. 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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