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抱怨

HSK 5Word · Verb

complain; grumble; blame

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

verb

to complain; to express discontent; to blame

neutral

Refers to voicing complaints or grievances, often about someone else's actions. It can imply a degree of resentment or fault-finding.

Tā他
zǒng总
bào抱
yuàn怨
gōng工
zuò作
tài太
lèi累
 。

He always complains that the work is too tiring.

Zuò做
cuò错
shì事
zhǐ只
néng能
guài怪
zì自
jǐ己
 ,
bù不
néng能
bào抱
yuàn怨
bié别
rén人
 。

When you do something wrong, you can only blame yourself, not complain about others.

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Tā她
bào抱
yuàn怨
tiān天
qì气
tài太
lěng冷
le了
 。

She complained that the weather was too cold.

Bié别
bào抱
yuàn怨
le了
 ,
gǎn赶
jǐn紧
xiǎng想
bàn办
fǎ法
jiě解
jué决
wèn问
tí题
 。

Stop complaining and quickly think of a way to solve the problem.

Gù顾
kè客
xiàng向
jīng经
lǐ理
bào抱
yuàn怨
fú服
wù务
zhì质
liàng量
chà差
 。

The customer complained to the manager about the poor service quality.