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Meaning

complain; sue; tell

Chinese: 告诉、诉说或控告。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “su” becomes a different word in each tone. 诉 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 告诉gào sùto press charges; to file a complaint
  • 投诉tóu sùto lodge a complaint
  • 起诉qǐ sùto sue; to bring a lawsuit against; to prosecute
  • 诉讼sù sònglawsuit
  • 上诉shàng sùto appeal (a judicial case); appeal

Example Sentence

他向老师诉说了自己的烦恼。Tā xiàng lǎo shī sù shuō le zì jǐ de fán nǎo.He told the teacher about his worries.

hexiàngtoward老师lǎo shīteacher诉说sù shuōto recountle(completed action)自己zì jǐoneselfdeof烦恼fán nǎoto be worried