抱
怨

To complain in Chinese: 抱怨 (bào yuàn)

bào yuàn

to complain

HSK 3.0 Level 51 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to complain
  2. 2to grumble
  3. 3to harbor a complaint
  4. 4to feel dissatisfied

Stroke order

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抱
怨

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄠˋ

bào

ㄅ/ bㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

ㄩㄢˋ

yuàn

ㄩ/ üㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 他总是抱怨自己的工作太累。

    tā zǒng shì bào yuàn zì jǐ de gōng zuò tài lèi。

    He always complains that his job is too tiring.

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Related words

抱

bào

to hold

怨

yuàn

to blame

抱歉

bào qiàn

to be sorry

拥抱

yōng bào

to embrace

抱负

bào fù

aspiration

恩怨

ēn yuàn

gratitude and grudges

怀抱

huái bào

to hug

埋怨

mán yuàn

to complain

怨恨

yuàn hèn

to resent

怨气

yuàn qì

grievance

怨言

yuàn yán

complaint

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