怨言

yuànyán

noun HSK 7 #17,415

Meanings

1 complaint
2 grievance
3 words of resentment

Characters

resentment; to blame

Examples

他从来没有说过一句怨言。

Tā cónglái méiyǒu shuōguò yī jù yuànyán.

He has never uttered a single complaint.

大家对这个决定颇有怨言。

Dàjiā duì zhège juédìng pǒ yǒu yuànyán.

Everyone has quite a few complaints about this decision.

Tips

usage

怨言 is more formal than 抱怨. Common patterns: 毫无怨言 (without any complaint), 颇有怨言 (quite a few complaints).

Stroke Order

怨 yuàn

言 yán