转告

• 拼音: zhuǎn gào
• 汉字拆解: 转 = 车 + 专, to redirect/pass along; 告 = 牛 (ox) + 口 (mouth), to inform or announce

含义

To pass on a message; to relay; to convey (what someone else said). Telling a third party what someone else communicated.

Used when you relay information received from person A to person B. 请转告他... (please tell him on my behalf...). Implies acting as a messenger. Common in polite requests and formal communication. Different from 告诉 (to tell directly): 转告 always involves an intermediary.

例句

1. 请你帮我转告王老师，我今天因为生病不能来上课。
2. 他让我转告你，明天的会议时间改到下午三点。
3. 妈妈让我转告你，她今晚会晚些回家。

用法指南

语境: everyday, workplace, family

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 如果你见到他，请帮忙转告他给我打个电话。(If you see him, please pass on the message for him to give me a call.)
• 我代表全组成员，转告经理我们的请求。(On behalf of all group members, I am relaying our request to the manager.)

错误说法

• 把'转告'用于直接当面告知对方信息 (Don't use 转告 when you are telling someone something directly — it specifically means passing along information from a third party; use 告诉 for direct communication)

起源与历史

From 转 (to pass along/redirect) and 告 (to inform, 牛 ox + 口 mouth — traditionally, important news was announced by the slaughter of an ox), together meaning 'to redirect information to someone else'.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal