抱怨 (bào yuàn) — to complain, to grumble
Definition
抱怨 is the everyday verb for 'to complain / grumble' about anything (weather, work, life). Lighter than 投诉 (which is filing a formal complaint as a customer) and more general than 埋怨 (which targets blaming a person).
verb
to complainto grumble
Examples
- 抱怨。Tā zǒng bào yuàn tiān qì bù hǎo.He always complains about the bad weather.
- 抱怨，。Bié bào yuàn le, wǒ men kě yǐ huàn yí gè.Stop complaining—we can change to another one.
- 抱怨。Tā cóng bú bào yuàn gōng zuò xīn kǔ.She never complains about hard work.
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