告发

tā táo shuì de shì zǎo jiù bèi rén gào fā le

他逃税的事早就被人告发了。

He has already been reported concerning his tax-evasion.

gào fā mǒu rén

告发某人

report somebody to the authorities

méi yǒu rén zhī dào wǒ zuò de shì qǐng nǐ bù yào gào fā wǒ

没有人知道我做的事，请你不要告发我。

Nobody knows what I've done. Please don't give me away.

jǐn guǎn duō fāng zhē yǎn tā hái shi bèi rén gào fā le

尽管多方遮掩，他还是被人告发了。

He was finally reported despite all his efforts to conceal the facts.

gào fā cóng fàn

告发从犯

split on an accomplice

tā gào fā le tā de dì di

他告发了他的弟弟。

He informed on his own brother.

xǔ duō rén xiàng mì mì jǐng chá gào fā zì jǐ de lín jū

许多人向秘密警察告发自己的邻居。

Many people denounced their neighbours to the secret police.