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抱怨

bào yuàn · bao yuan

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to complain
  2. to grumble
  3. to harbor a complaint
  4. to feel dissatisfied
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Stop complaining

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)太(tài)热(rè)了(le)，咖啡(kāfēi)太(tài)苦(kǔ)了(le)，椅子(yǐzi)也(yě)不(bù)舒服(shūfu)。

    It's too hot today, the coffee is too bitter, and the chair is uncomfortable.

  2. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)别(bié)一直(yīzhí)抱怨(bàoyuàn)了(le)。

    Dengdeng, stop complaining all the time.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)没有(méiyǒu)抱怨(bàoyuàn)，我(wǒ)只是(zhǐshì)说说(shuōshuō)。

    I'm not complaining. I'm just saying.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，那(nà)你(nǐ)说(shuō)一个(yígè)好(hǎo)的(de)。

    Fine. Then name one good thing.

  5. Dengdeng

    嗯(ń)……蛋糕(dàngāo)很(hěn)好吃(hǎochī)。

    Hmm… the cake is good.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)蛋糕(dàngāo)。

    That's my cake.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)不(bù)想(xiǎng)再(zài)听(tīng)到(dào)你(nǐ)的(de)抱(bào)怨(yuàn)了(le)。

I don't want to listen to you complaining again.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)从(cóng)不(bú)抱(bào)怨(yuàn)工(gōng)作(zuò)太(tài)累(lèi)，总(zǒng)是(shì)默(mò)默(mò)努(nǔ)力(lì)。

He never complains that work is too tiring, and always works quietly.

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