Usage note
通知表示告诉别人消息。
tōng zhī biǎo shì gào sù bié rén xiāo xī。
Notify means to tell someone news.
Context note
通知常用于学校、公司和公告。
tōng zhī cháng yòng yú xué xiào 、 gōng sī hé gōng gào。
Notifications often appear in schools, companies, and announcements.
5 examples
老师通知我们。
lǎo shī tōng zhī wǒ men。
The teacher notified us.
请看通知。
qǐng kàn tōng zhī。
Please look at the notice.
通知已经发出。
tōng zhī yǐ jīng fā chū。
The notice has been sent.
学校发了通知。
xué xiào fā le tōng zhī。
The school issued a notice.
我收到通知了。
wǒ shōu dào tōng zhī liǎo。
I received the notice.
5 mini stories
学校通知明天放假。
xué xiào tōng zhī míng tiān fàng jià。
The school notified everyone that there is no class tomorrow.
我收到手机通知。
wǒ shōu dào shǒu jī tōng zhī。
I received a phone notification.
老师把通知贴在门口。
lǎo shī bǎ tōng zhī tiē zài mén kǒu。
The teacher posted the notice at the door.
通知里写着考试时间。
tōng zhī lǐ xiě zhe kǎo shì shí jiān。
The notice says the exam time.
请注意最新通知。
qǐng zhù yì zuì xīn tōng zhī。
Please pay attention to the latest notice.
Mini dialogue
学校通知
A
老师通知我们明天要带彩笔。
Lǎoshī tōngzhī wǒmen míngtiān yào dài cǎibǐ.
The teacher notified us to bring colored pencils tomorrow.
B
好的，我看到了黑板上的通知。
Hǎo de, wǒ kàn dào le hēibǎn shàng de tōngzhī.
Okay, I saw the notice on the blackboard.
妈妈的通知
A
妈妈通知爸爸晚上要晚点回家。
Māma tōngzhī bàba wǎnshang yào wǎn diǎn huí jiā.
Mom notified Dad that she will come home late tonight.
B
我知道了，我会转告他。
Wǒ zhīdào le, wǒ huì zhuǎngào tā.
I understand, I will pass on the message to him.
Related words and contrasts
similar
告诉
gào su
to tell
告诉 means 'to tell' someone something, while 通知 is more formal, like an official notice.
related
消息
xiāo xi
news; message
消息 is the information or message itself, while 通知 is the act of notifying or the notice.