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To grumble in Chinese: 诉苦 (sù kǔ)

sù kǔ

to grumble

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 訴苦1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to grumble
  2. 2to complain
  3. 3grievance

Stroke order

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诉
苦

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ㄙㄨˋ

sù

ㄙ/ sㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄎㄨˇ

kǔ

ㄎ/ kㄨ/ uˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

诉苦

Simplified

訴苦

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 她常常向朋友诉苦。

    tā cháng cháng xiàng péng yǒu sù kǔ。

    She often pours out her troubles to her friends.

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Related words

苦

kǔ

bitter

告诉

gào sù

to press charges

辛苦

xīn kǔ

exhausting

艰苦

jiān kǔ

difficult

刻苦

kè kǔ

hardworking

痛苦

tòng kǔ

pain

投诉

tóu sù

complaint

起诉

qǐ sù

to sue

吃苦

chī kǔ

to bear hardships

何苦

hé kǔ

why bother?

苦力

kǔ lì

bitter work

苦练

kǔ liàn

to train hard

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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