| 告 | gào | to tell; to inform; to say |
| 告诉 | gào su | to tell; to inform; to let know |
| 告别 | gào bié | to leave; to bid farewell to; to say good-bye to |
| 告示 | gào shì | announcement |
| 告终 | gào zhōng | to end; to reach an end |
| 告状 | gào zhuàng | to complain; to sue; to bring a lawsuit; to lodge a complaint against sb with a manager |
| 告诫 | gào jiè | to warn; to admonish |
| 告辞 | gào cí | to take leave |
| 告知 | gào zhī | to inform |
| 告发 | gào fā | to lodge an accusation; accusation (law) |
| 告密 | gào mì | to inform against sb |
| 告急 | gào jí | to be in a state of emergency; to report an emergency; to ask for emergency assistance |
| 告一段落 | gào yī duàn luò | to come to the end of a phase (idiom) |
| 告便 | gào biàn | to ask to be excused; to ask leave to go to the toilet |
| 告别式 | gào bié shì | parting ceremony; funeral |
| 告吹 | gào chuī | to fizzle out; to come to nothing |
| 告密者 | gào mì zhě | tell-tale; informer (esp. to police); whistle-blower; grass |
| 告求 | gào qiú | to ask |
| 告白 | gào bái | to pronounce; public announcement; to express oneself; to justify |
| 告罄 | gào qìng | to run out; to have exhausted |
| 告解 | gào jiě | the (Christian) confessional |
| 告语 | gào yǔ | to inform; to tell |
| 告诵 | gào sòng | to tell; to inform |
| 告退 | gào tuì | to petition for retirement (old); to ask for leave to withdraw; to ask to be excused |
