广告 (guǎnggào) — advertisement; commercial; ad

HSK 3 | noun | a public announcement promoting a product or service

广告 (guǎnggào)

广告 refers to any form of advertisement, whether on television, the internet, billboards, or in print.

Meanings

  1. [noun] advertisement; commercial; ad — a public notice or media spot designed to promote something

Example Sentences

这个广告很有意思。 Zhège guǎnggào hěn yǒu yìsi. This advertisement is very interesting.

我在网上看到了一个广告。 Wǒ zài wǎngshàng kàndào le yī gè guǎnggào. I saw an advertisement online.

这家公司花了很多钱做广告。 Zhè jiā gōngsī huā le hěn duō qián zuò guǎnggào. This company spent a lot of money on advertising.

电视上的广告太多了。 Diànshì shàng de guǎnggào tài duō le. There are too many commercials on television.

Collocations

Collocation Meaning
做广告 to advertise; to run an ad
广告公司 advertising company
电视广告 television commercial
网络广告 online advertisement

Memory Hook

广 (broad; wide) plus 告 (to announce) — widely announcing something to the public: that is a 广告.