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埋怨

mán yuàn · man yuan

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to complain
  2. to grumble (about)
  3. to reproach
  4. to blame
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We took the wrong road

  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)走错(zǒucuò)路(lù)了(le)，你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)不(bù)看(kàn)地图(dìtú)？

    We took the wrong road. Why didn't you look at the map?

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)别(bié)埋怨(mányuàn)我(wǒ)，是(shì)你(nǐ)说(shuō)“跟(gēn)我(wǒ)走(zǒu)”。

    Don't blame me. You said “follow me”.

  3. Dengdeng

    好吧(hǎoba)，我(wǒ)不(bù)埋怨(mányuàn)了(le)。其实(qíshí)我(wǒ)也(yě)没(méi)看(kàn)地图(dìtú)。

    OK, I won't blame you. Actually I didn't look at the map either.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)一起(yīqǐ)埋怨(mányuàn)地图(dìtú)吧(ba)！

    Then let's blame the map together!

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，地图(dìtú)太(tài)难(nán)看懂(kàndǒng)了(le)。

    Yes. The map is too hard to read.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)听(tīng)她(tā)的(de)埋(mán)怨(yuàn)听(tīng)得(de)十(shí)分(fēn)厌(yàn)烦(fán)。

I'm sick of listening to her complaints.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)埋(mán)怨(yuàn)玛(mǎ)丽(lì)从(cóng)来(lái)不(bù)帮(bāng)他(tā)。

Tom complained that Mary never helped him.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ryanwoo · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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