抱怨

bàoyuàn

verb HSK 5 #2,215

Meanings

To hold resentment - to complain or grumble.

HSK 2

抱怨没有用，行动起来吧。

Bàoyuàn méiyǒu yòng, xíngdòng qǐlái ba.

Complaining is useless, take action.

HSK 3

他总是抱怨工作太累。

Tā zǒngshì bàoyuàn gōngzuò tài lèi.

He always complains that work is too tiring.

HSK 6

她从不抱怨生活。

Tā cóngbù bàoyuàn shēnghuó.

She never complains about life.

usage

抱怨 (to complain, general) vs 埋怨 (mányuàn, to blame someone specifically) vs 投诉 (tóusù, to file a formal complaint). 抱怨 is the most everyday term.

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