埋怨

mányuàn

verb HSK 7-9 #10,374

Meanings

HSK 3

别埋怨了，想想办法吧。

Bié mányuàn le, xiǎngxiang bànfǎ ba.

Stop complaining and think of a solution.

HSK 5

她总是埋怨丈夫不帮忙做家务。

Tā zǒngshì mányuàn zhàngfu bù bāngmáng zuò jiāwù.

She always complains that her husband doesn't help with housework.

mistakes

The 埋 in 埋怨 is pronounced mán (2nd tone), NOT mái. This is different from 埋 in 埋藏 (máicáng) or 埋伏 (máifu).

usage

埋怨 implies blaming someone with resentment. It's stronger than 抱怨 (bàoyuàn, to complain in general).

埋 mái

怨 yuàn