Complain in Chinese
to complain · HSK 5
抱怨
- 抱 to hold in one's arms
- 怨 to complain
他总是抱怨工作太累。 He's always complaining that his work is too tiring.
Other ways to say complain
More words with 抱 or 怨
How do you say complain in Chinese?
Complain in Chinese is 抱怨 (bào yuàn). You can also say 投诉 (tóu sù).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
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