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通知tōng zhīto notify

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通知 (tōng zhī) means "to notify" or "to inform," and as a noun a "notice." It is used when a school, company, or person tells others about something official. 老师通知我们明天不上课 says the teacher told us there is no class tomorrow, and 你收到通知了吗 asks if you got the notice.

What does 通知 mean?

  1. 1.

    to notifyverb

  2. 2.

    to informverb

  3. 3.

    noticenoun

What do the characters in 通知 mean?

  • 通to communicate
  • 知to know

How do you use 通知?

通知 + Person + Information is the verb pattern; 收到通知 means to get a notice.

Patterns

  • 通知 + Person + Information

    老师通知我们明天不上课。

    Lǎoshī tōngzhī wǒmen míngtiān bú shàngkè.

    The teacher told us there is no class tomorrow.

  • 收到 + 通知

    你收到通知了吗?

    Nǐ shōu dào tōngzhī le ma?

    Did you get the notice?

What are some examples of 通知 in a sentence?

  1. 老师通知我们明天不上课。

    Lǎoshī tōngzhī wǒmen míngtiān bú shàngkè.

    The teacher told us there is no class tomorrow.

  2. 你收到通知了吗?

    Nǐ shōu dào tōngzhī le ma?

    Did you get the notice?

  3. 我会通知大家的。

    Wǒ huì tōngzhī dàjiā de.

    I will let everyone know.

How is 通知 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你知道明天开会的时间吗?

    Nǐ zhīdào míngtiān kāihuì de shíjiān ma?

    Do you know tomorrow's meeting time?

  2. Speaker B:

    知道,公司通知了,是下午两点。

    Zhīdào, gōngsī tōngzhī le, shì xiàwǔ liǎng diǎn.

    Yes, the company sent a notice. It is at two in the afternoon.

  3. Speaker A:

    在哪个会议室?

    Zài nǎge huìyìshì?

    Which meeting room?

  4. Speaker B:

    三楼的大会议室。

    Sān lóu de dà huìyìshì.

    The big meeting room on the third floor.

What should you learn next?

English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.