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title: "Tonggao Meaning: 通告 (tōnggào) Means “notice”"
description: "通告 (tōnggào) means “notice; announcement”. Hear its tones, see what 通 and 告 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tonggao"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# What does 通告 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

通告 tōnggào

## notice; announcement

## It can also mean

- appearance schedule (of a celebrity); gig

## Its characters

1. 通 tōng to go through
2. 告 gào to tell

## In a sentence

楼下贴了一张停水通告。 A notice about a water outage was posted downstairs.

[More about 通告](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%80%9A%E5%91%8A)

## More words with 通 or 告

- [报告 bàogào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baogao)
- [被告 bèigào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beigao)
- [畅通 chàngtōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changtong)
- [告别 gàobié](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaobie)
- [告诉 gàosù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaosu)
- [告知 gàozhī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaozhi)
- [公告 gōnggào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gonggao)
- [沟通 gōutōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/goutong)
- [广告 guǎnggào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guanggao)
- [交通 jiāotōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaotong)

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