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HSK
5

to complain

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

bao4yuan4 bàoyuàn

Meaning


Primary

to complain

Alternatives

complain, complaining, complains, complained

Mnemonic


抱怨 To complain is 抱 to embrace your pent-up 怨 resentment nice and close and then describe it in detail to everyone around you.

Usage


他 经常 抱怨 工作 太 累。

He often complains that work is too tiring.

员工 抱怨 工资 太 低。

The employees complain that the wages are too low.

不要 总是 抱怨 生活。

Don't always complain about life.

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