complain; grumble (v.)
HSK 5
Traditional
抱怨 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
她经常抱怨工作太累。 tā jīngcháng bàoyuàn gōngzuò tài lèi. - She often complains that the work is too tiring.
学生们开始抱怨作业太多。 xuéshēngmen kāishǐ bàoyuàn zuòyè tài duō. - Students started to complain about too much homework.
他对政府的决定表示不满并抱怨。 tā duì zhèngfǔ de juédìng biǎoshì bùmǎn bìng bàoyuàn. - He expressed dissatisfaction and complained about the government's decision.
他们抱怨天气太冷。 tāmen bàoyuàn tiānqì tài lěng. - They complained that the weather was too cold.
老板听到员工的抱怨后改进了工作条件。 lǎobǎn tīng dào yuángōng de bàoyuàn hòu gǎijìn le gōngzuò tiáojiàn. - After hearing the employees' complaints, the boss improved working conditions.
Characters
抱 bào - to hold | HSK 4
怨 yuàn - to blame, to complain; to resent, to feel bitter about |