<p>I think that the "公告" is commonly used in government, to publish important thing, it is more formal. "通知" means notice, let a few people know.</p>

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wzq
<p>公告</p>

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  <p>announcement, public announcement, proclamation, public notice</p>
</blockquote>

<p>通知</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>notice, inform, notify</p>
</blockquote>

<p>A 公告 is a 通知 to the public.</p>

<p>A 通知 can be private or public. </p>

<p>公告 =  通知 + publicity</p>

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John
<p>通知 and 公告 both mean a notification from the authority.</p>

<p>But any difference? Could somebody help me figure out the difference with some concrete examples?</p>

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My idea: because 公告 has 公 in it, it is a public announcement, directed at a large number of people, e.g. via TV or newspaper. 通知 is just a notificiation, notice that can also be directed at selected individuals that can take the form of a letter, etc.
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Difference between 公告 and 通知?
# Difference between 公告 and 通知?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-11-04)

通知 and 公告 both mean a notification from the authority.

But any difference? Could somebody help me figure out the difference with some concrete examples?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: My idea: because 公告 has 公 in it, it is a public announcement, directed at a large number of people, e.g. via TV or newspaper. 通知 is just a notificiation, notice that can also be directed at selected individuals that can take the form of a letter, etc.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2015-11-04. Score: 6 | Accepted answer

公告

> announcement, public announcement, proclamation, public notice

通知

> notice, inform, notify

A 公告 is a 通知 to the public.

A 通知 can be private or public.

公告 = 通知 + publicity


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### Answer by username_2 on 2015-11-04. Score: 2

I think that the "公告" is commonly used in government, to publish important thing, it is more formal. "通知" means notice, let a few people know.


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