叫苦

jiàokǔ

verb #53,911

Meanings

1 to complain of hardship
2 to whine
3 to grumble

Characters

bitter / hardship

Examples

工人们叫苦不迭，因为加班太多。

Gōngrén men jiàokǔ bù dié, yīnwèi jiābān tài duō.

The workers complained nonstop because of all the overtime.

她从不叫苦，总是默默承受。

Tā cóng bù jiàokǔ, zǒngshì mòmò chéngshòu.

She never complains — she always silently endures.

Tips

usage

Frequently appears in the fixed pattern 叫苦不迭 (jiàokǔ bù dié) 'to complain endlessly,' or 叫苦连天 (jiàokǔ liántiān) 'to fill the sky with complaints.' Both intensify the basic verb.

Stroke Order

叫 jiào

苦 kǔ