告状 gào zhuàng

to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc); to tell on sb

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 19560th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc)
  2. 2. to tell on sb
  3. 3. to bring a lawsuit

Characters

Character Meaning
告 gào HSK 2
to tell; to announce; to say
状 zhuàng HSK 5
state; condition; suit