告诫
gào​jiè HSK7

warn

告诫 (告誡) gào​jiè
warn verb
to caution or notify someone of potential danger or negative consequences

医生告诫他如果不及时治疗，后果会很严重。

yī​shēng gào​jiè tā rú​guǒ bù jí​shí zhì​liáo, hòu​guǒ huì hěn yán​zhòng.

The doctor warned him that the consequences would be serious if he wasn't treated promptly.

admonish verb
to give earnest advice or a stern warning regarding behavior or conduct

老师经常告诫我们要珍惜时间，努力学习。

lǎo​shī jīng​cháng gào​jiè wǒ​men yào zhēn​xī shí​jiān, nǔ​lì xué​xí.

The teacher often admonishes us to cherish time and study hard.

Frequency
Movie subtitles
2.27 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
6.34 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 6
HSK 3.0
Level 7

Cross-References

Has variant

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)