通知

• 拼音: tōng zhī
• 汉字拆解: 通 = 辶 (walk) + 甬 (path, phonetic) — to go through, to communicate; 知 = 矢 (arrow) + 口 (mouth) — to know

含义

To notify; to inform. Also a noun meaning notification or notice.

As a verb, means to officially inform someone about something. As a noun, refers to a formal notice or announcement, often from a school, company, or government body. Common in both spoken and written Chinese for official communications.

例句

1. 老师通知我们明天考试。
2. 你收到那个通知了吗？
3. 学校发了一个新通知。

用法指南

语境: work, school, official communication

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 请通知大家明天开会。(Please notify everyone about the meeting tomorrow.)
• 我还没收到通知。(I haven't received the notification yet.)

错误说法

• 我通知你我很开心 (Don't use 通知 for casual personal sharing — it implies formal or official information; use 告诉 for everyday telling)

起源与历史

通 (tōng, to go through/communicate) + 知 (zhī, to know). To make information pass through to someone so they know.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal