通知
tōng zhī
Pinyin

Definition

通知
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tōng zhī
  1. to notify
  2. to inform
  3. notice
  4. notification
  5. CL:個|个[gè]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

知
zhī
  1. 1 to know
  2. 2 to be aware
知道
zhī dào
  1. 1 to know
  2. 2 to become aware of
  3. 3 also pr. [zhī dao]
通过
tōng guò
  1. 1 by means of
  2. 2 through
  3. 3 via
  4. 4 to pass through
  5. 5 to get through
  6. 6 to adopt
  7. 7 to pass (a bill or inspection etc)
  8. 8 to switch over
不为人知
bù wéi rén zhī
  1. 1 not known to anyone
  2. 2 secret
  3. 3 unknown
不知不觉
bù zhī bù jué
  1. 1 unconsciously
  2. 2 unwittingly
不知所措
bù zhī suǒ cuò
  1. 1 not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end
  2. 2 embarrassed and at a complete loss
交通
jiāo tōng
  1. 1 to be connected
  2. 2 traffic
  3. 3 transportation
  4. 4 communications
  5. 5 liaison
亨通
hēng tōng
  1. 1 to go smoothly
  2. 2 prosperous
  3. 3 going well
南通
Nán tōng
  1. 1 Nantong prefecture level city in Jiangsu
卡通
kǎ tōng
  1. 1 cartoon (loanword)
告知
gào zhī
  1. 1 to inform
得知
dé zhī
  1. 1 to find out
  2. 2 to know
  3. 3 to learn about
想通
xiǎng tōng
  1. 1 to figure out
  2. 2 to realize
  3. 3 to become convinced
  4. 4 to come round (to an idea)
  5. 5 to get over it
感知
gǎn zhī
  1. 1 perception
  2. 2 awareness
打通
dǎ tōng
  1. 1 to open access
  2. 2 to establish contact
  3. 3 to remove a block
  4. 4 to put through (a phone connection)
早知
zǎo zhī
  1. 1 foresight
  2. 2 foreknowledge
  3. 3 if one had known earlier,...
明知
míng zhī
  1. 1 to be fully aware of
  2. 2 to know perfectly well
普通
pǔ tōng
  1. 1 common
  2. 2 ordinary
  3. 3 general
  4. 4 average
普通话
pǔ tōng huà
  1. 1 Mandarin (common language)
  2. 2 Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language)
  3. 3 ordinary speech
畅通
chàng tōng
  1. 1 unimpeded
  2. 2 free-flowing
  3. 3 straight path
  4. 4 unclogged
  5. 5 move without obstruction

Idioms (20)

一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
  1. 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
  3. 3 complete ignorance
一望而知
yī wàng ér zhī
  1. 1 to be evident at a glance (idiom)
一无所知
yī wú suǒ zhī
  1. 1 not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant
  2. 2 without an inkling
一知半解
yī zhī bàn jiě
  1. 1 lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge
  2. 2 dilettante
  3. 3 amateur
一窍不通
yī qiào bù tōng
  1. 1 lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)
  2. 2 I don't understand a word (idiom)
  3. 3 it's all Greek to me
一叶知秋
yī yè zhī qiū
  1. 1 lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a small sign can indicate a great trend
  3. 3 a straw in the wind
一通百通
yī tōng bǎi tōng
  1. 1 grasp this fundamental point and all the rest will follow (idiom)
不当家不知柴米贵
bù dāng jiā bù zhī chái mǐ guì
  1. 1 a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)
不知丁董
bù zhī Dīng Dǒng
  1. 1 forgetting the fate of Ding and Dong (idiom)
  2. 2 unheeding the lessons of the past
不知好歹
bù zhī hǎo dǎi
  1. 1 unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom)
  2. 2 not to know what's good for one
  3. 3 unable to recognize others' good intentions
不知所措
bù zhī suǒ cuò
  1. 1 not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end
  2. 2 embarrassed and at a complete loss
不知死活
bù zhī sǐ huó
  1. 1 to act recklessly (idiom)
不知轻重
bù zhī qīng zhòng
  1. 1 lit. not knowing what's important (idiom); no appreciation of the gravity of things
  2. 2 naive
  3. 3 doesn't know who's who
  4. 4 no sense of priorities
不知进退
bù zhī jìn tuì
  1. 1 not knowing when to come or leave (idiom); with no sense of propriety
串通一气
chuàn tōng yī qì
  1. 1 to act in collusion (idiom)
互通有无
hù tōng yǒu wú
  1. 1 mutual exchange of assistance (idiom)
  2. 2 to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls
  3. 3 to reciprocate with material assistance
  4. 4 scratch each other's back
他乡遇故知
tā xiāng yù gù zhī
  1. 1 meeting an old friend in a foreign place (idiom)
八仙过海，各显神通
Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng
  1. 1 lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
半通不通
bàn tōng bù tōng
  1. 1 to not fully understand (idiom)
博识多通
bó shí duō tōng
  1. 1 knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)

Sample Sentences

我正在跟周三的志工联系，联络上了我会立刻通知您。另外，想请问一下您家里有没有养宠物？
wǒ zhèngzài gēn zhōusān de zhìgōng liánxì ，liánluò shàng le wǒ huì lìkè tōngzhī nín 。lìngwài ，xiǎng qǐngwèn yīxià nín jiālǐ yǒumeiyǒu yǎng chǒngwù ？
I'm just getting in touch with Wednesday's volunteers. When I get hold of them I'll let you know. Also, do you have a pet at home?
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我已经通知救护车到现场，五分钟内会抵达，也已经派警察去了，请保持冷静，警察很快就到了。
wǒ yǐjīng tōngzhī jiùhùchē dào xiànchǎng ，wǔ fēnzhōng nèi huì dǐdá ，yě yǐjīng pài jǐngchá qù le ，qǐng bǎochí lěngjìng ，jǐngchá hěnkuài jiù dào le 。
I have already dispatched an ambulance to the scene, it will arrive in five minutes. I've also sent police there. Please keep calm, the police will be there soon.
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王总，我已经通知了各部门具体时间和需要准备的材料，应该没问题了！
wángzǒng ，wǒ yǐjīng tōngzhī le gè bùmén jùtǐ shíjiān hé xūyào zhǔnbèi de cáiliào ，yīnggāi méiwèntí le ！
Manager Wang, I have already informed each department of the specific time and the material to be prepared, so it should be fine!
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已通知他们的通讯员。
yǐ tōngzhī tāmen de tōngxùnyuán 。
I already have informed their correspondent.
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您尾号8899的信用卡15日11:08消费人民币35000元。啊？这是怎么回事儿？你现在在家，怎么会有信用卡消费短信通知？
nín wěihào bābājiǔjiǔ de xìnyòngkǎ shíwǔrì shíyīdiǎnlíngbāfēn xiāofèi rénmínbì sānwànwǔqiān yuán 。ā ？zhè shì zěnmehuíshìr ？nǐ xiànzài zàijiā ，zěnme huì yǒu xìnyòngkǎ xiāofèi duǎnxìn tōngzhī ？
On the 15th at 11:08, your bank card with the last four digits 8899 was charged 35,000 yuan renminbi. Huh? What do we do? You're at home. How can you receive a notice that your credit card has been charged?
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你收到面试通知了？是你们导师推荐的吗？
nǐ shōudào miànshì tōngzhī le ？shì nǐmen dǎoshī tuījiàn de ma ？
Did you receive an interview notice? Were you recommended by your advisor?
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我今天收到一个通知单。
wǒ jīntiān shōudào yī ge tōngzhīdān 。
I got a notice today.
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学生也很盼望收到一个录取通知书。
xuésheng yě hěn pànwàng shōudào yī ge lùqǔ tōngzhīshū 。
Students all really long to receive acceptance letters.
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结果我们会在一周之内通知你。
jiéguǒ wǒmen huì zài yī zhōu zhīnèi tōngzhī nǐ 。
We'll let you know the results within a week.
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谢谢你来参加面试。结果我们过几天会通知你。
xièxie nǐ lái cānjiā miànshì 。jiéguǒ wǒmen guò jǐ tiān huì tōngzhī nǐ 。
Thanks for coming in for an interview. We'll notify you of the results in a few days.
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