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HSK
7-9

to admonish

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

gao4jie4 gàojiè

Meaning


Primary

to admonish

Alternatives

admonish, admonishes, admonished, admonishing, to warn, warn, warning, warns, warned

Mnemonic


告诫 To admonish is 告 to declare to someone some advice as way of 诫 admonishing them on what they should or should not do.

Usage


老师 告诫 学生 不要 迟到。

The teacher admonished the students not to be late.

父母 常常 告诫 孩子 要 诚实。

Parents often admonish their children to be honest.

医生 告诫 他 不要 吃 太多 甜食。

The doctor admonished him not to eat too many sweets.