告诉 告訴 gào su to tell / to inform / to let know syn 说话 說話 shuō huà to speak / to say / to talk / to gossip / to tell stories / talk / word syn 难道 難道 nán dào don't tell me ... / could it be that...? syn 教 jiào religion / teaching / to make / to cause / to tell syn 撒谎 撒謊 sā huǎng to tell lies syn 说谎 說謊 shuō huǎng to lie / to tell an untruth syn 说实话 說實話 shuō shí huà to speak the truth / truth to tell / frankly 告 gào (bound form) to say / to tell / to announce / to report / to denounce / to file a lawsuit / to sue syn 分别 分別 fēn bié to part / to leave each other / to distinguish / to tell apart / difference / distinction / in different ways / differently / separately / individually syn 实话实说 實話實說 shí huà shí shuō to tell the truth / to tell it as it is 吩咐 fēn fù to tell / to instruct / to command syn 关照 關照 guān zhào to take care / to keep an eye on / to look after / to tell / to remind syn 言语 言語 yán yu to speak / to tell syn 交代 jiāo dài to transfer (duties to sb else) / to give instructions / to tell (sb to do sth) / to explain / to give an account / to brief / to confess / to account for oneself / (jocular) to come to a bad end syn 叙述 敘述 xù shù to relate (a story or information) / to tell or talk about / to recount / narration / telling / narrative / account syn 辨别 辨別 biàn bié to distinguish / to differentiate / to discern / to recognize / to tell syn 算命 suàn mìng fortune-telling / to tell fortune 诉说 訴說 sù shuō to recount / to tell of / to relate / (fig.) (of a thing) to stand as testament to (some past history) syn 难说 難說 nán shuō hard to tell (i.e. hard to judge or hard to predict) / cannot bring oneself to say it syn 扯谎 扯謊 chě huǎng to tell a lie syn 知会 知會 zhī huì to inform / to tell / to notify / notification syn 嘱咐 囑咐 zhǔ fù to tell / to exhort / injunction syn 告状 告狀 gào zhuàng to tell on sb / to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc) / to bring a lawsuit syn 吐露 tǔ lù to tell / to disclose / to reveal syn 细说 細說 xì shuō to tell in detail syn 搬弄是非 bān nòng shì fēi to incite a quarrel (idiom) / to sow discord between people / to tell tales / to make mischief syn 说不上 說不上 shuō bu shàng to be unable to say or tell / to not be worth mentioning syn 看相 kàn xiàng to tell fortune by reading the subject's facial features syn 敬告 jìng gào to tell respectfully / to announce reverentially 妄言 wàng yán lies / wild talk / to tell lies / to talk nonsense / fantasy (literature) syn 妄语 妄語 wàng yǔ to tell lies / to talk nonsense / lies / nonsense syn 外传 外傳 wài chuán to tell others (a secret) / to divulge to an outsider / to be rumored 透 tòu (bound form) to penetrate / to seep through / to tell secretly / to leak / thoroughly / through and through / to appear / to show syn 语 語 yú to tell to syn 语 語 yù (literary) to tell / to let (sb) know syn 陈 陳 chén to lay out / to exhibit / to display / to narrate / to state / to explain / to tell / old / stale syn 诉 訴 sù to complain / to sue / to tell syn 告密者 gào mì zhě tell-tale / informer (esp. to police) / whistleblower / grass 述 shù (bound form) to state / to tell / to narrate / to relate syn 道出 dào chū to speak / to tell / to voice 谂 諗 shěn to know / to reprimand / to urge / to long for / to tell / to inform syn 虚虚实实 虛虛實實 xū xū shí shí hard to tell if it's real or sham 不知凡几 不知凡幾 bù zhī fán jǐ one can't tell how many / numerous similar cases syn 不识好歹 不識好歹 bù shí hǎo dǎi unable to tell good from bad (idiom) / undiscriminating 不足为外人道 不足為外人道 bù zú wéi wài rén dào no use to tell others / let's keep this between ourselves (idiom) 咬人狗儿不露齿 咬人狗兒不露齒 yǎo rén gǒu r bù lù chǐ lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom) / fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance. 拔毛连茹 拔毛連茹 bá máo lián rú lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom) / fig. also involving others / inextricably tangled together / Invite one and he'll tell all his friends. 搬唇递舌 搬唇遞舌 bān chún dì shé to pass on stories (idiom) / to sow dissension / to blab / to tell tales 死无对证 死無對證 sǐ wú duì zhèng the dead cannot testify (idiom) / dead men tell no tales 篝火狐鸣 篝火狐鳴 gōu huǒ hú míng to tell fox ghost stories around a bonfire and incite rebellion / an uprising is afoot (idiom) 据实以告 據實以告 jù shí yǐ gào to report according to the facts / to tell the truth / to tell it like it is 不辨菽麦 不辨菽麥 bù biàn shū mài lit. cannot tell beans from wheat (idiom) / fig. ignorant of practical matters syn 愬 sù complain / sue / tell 晓示 曉示 xiǎo shì to tell / to notify syn 告语 告語 gào yǔ to inform / to tell 告诵 告誦 gào sòng to tell / to inform 好道 hǎo dào don't tell me ... / could it be that...? 打卦 dǎ guà to tell sb's fortune using divinatory trigrams 批命 pī mìng to tell sb's fortune 拔茅茹 bá máo rú lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow / fig. also involving others / inextricably tangled together / Invite one and he'll tell all his friends. 拔茅连茹 拔茅連茹 bá máo lián rú lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom) / fig. also involving others / inextricably tangled together / Invite one and he'll tell all his friends. 挑拨是非 挑撥是非 tiǎo bō shì fēi to incite a quarrel (idiom) / to sow discord between people / to tell tales / to make mischief 搬口 bān kǒu to pass on stories (idiom) / to sow dissension / to blab / to tell tales 眼见为实，耳听为虚 眼見為實，耳聽為虛 yǎn jiàn wéi shí , ěr tīng wéi xū to believe what one sees, not what one hears (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself. / It ain't necessarily so. 诉述 訴述 sù shù to narrate / to tell of 认人 認人 rèn rén to recognize people (of babies) / to be able to tell people apart 说得上 說得上 shuō de shàng can be counted or regarded as / to be able to tell or answer / to deserve mention 隐病不报 隱病不報 yǐn bìng bù bào not to tell others of one's illness 黑白不分 hēi bái bù fēn can't tell black from white (idiom) / unable to distinguish wrong from right 逢人便讲 逢人便講 féng rén biàn jiǎng to tell anybody one happens to meet 偱 xún to tell 告送 gào song (dialect) to tell / to inform 天地良心 tiān dì liáng xīn in all honesty / truth to tell 无话不谈 無話不談 wú huà bù tán not to hold anything back (idiom) / (of close friends etc) to tell each other everything 鬼话连篇 鬼話連篇 guǐ huà lián piān to tell one lie after another (idiom) / to talk nonsense / bogus story syn 实不相瞒 實不相瞞 shí bù xiāng mán truth to tell / to be quite honest... 告儿 告兒 gào r (coll.) to tell 看得出 kàn de chū can see / can tell syn 说真的 說真的 shuō zhēn de to tell the truth / honestly / in fact 说老实话 說老實話 shuō lǎo shi huà to be honest / to tell the truth / to be frank 算准 算準 suàn zhǔn to calculate precisely / to identify / to discern / to tell 不足为外人道 不足為外人道 bù zú wèi wài rén dào (idiom) no need to tell others / let's keep this between ourselves / also pr. [bu4zu2 wei2 wai4ren2 dao4] 吩咐 fēn fu to tell / to instruct / to command syn 无话不说 無話不說 wú huà bù shuō (of close friends etc) to tell each other everything 