complain about one's hardship; voice grievances
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to complain about one's hardship; to pour out one's grievances
neutralTypically implies seeking sympathy or relief from others about a difficult or unfair situation.
Gōng工
zuò作
le了
yī一
zhěng整
tiān天
，
tā他
xiàng向
péng朋
you友
sù诉
kǔ苦
。
After working all day, he complained to his friend about his hardship.
Tā她
wú无
chù处
sù诉
kǔ苦
，
zhǐ只
néng能
bǎ把
wěi委
qu屈
xiě写
zài在
rì日
jì记
lǐ里
。
She had nowhere to voice her grievances, so she could only write about her grievances in her diary.
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Bié别
zǒng总
xiàng向
wǒ我
sù诉
kǔ苦
，
xiǎng想
xiang想
zěn怎
me么
jiě解
jué决
wèn问
tí题
。
Don't always complain to me about your problems; think about how to solve them.
Sù诉
kǔ苦
jiào叫
qū屈
shì是
rén人
zhī之
cháng常
qíng情
，
dàn但
xíng行
dòng动
gèng更
zhòng重
yào要
。
Voicing one's hardship and grievances is human nature, but taking action is more important.