How to Say ‘Tell you’ in Simplified Chinese
告诉你
gào sù nǐ
[gow soo nee]
💬 Usage Tip: With [告诉], the person receiving the information comes right after it: [告诉你] "tell you," [告诉我] "tell me." This order is very common in Chinese verbs like this.
Phrase Breakdown
告诉
gào sù
[gow soo]
tell; inform
A verb meaning 'to tell' or 'to inform' someone of something.
我告诉你一个秘密。
I’ll tell you a secret.
你
nǐ
[nee]
you
A common pronoun meaning 'you.'
我认识你。
I know you.
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