抱怨 bào yuàn ㄅㄠˋ ㄩㄢˋ pou5 jyun3 HSK 5 進階級 · Level 3
- to complain
- to grumble
- to harbor a complaint
- to feel dissatisfied
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抱
- 怀抱 懷抱 huái bào ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄅㄠˋ waai4 pou5 to hug
- 抱歉 bào qiàn ㄅㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄢˋ pou5 hip3 to be sorry
- 抱负 抱負 bào fù ㄅㄠˋ ㄈㄨˋ pou5 fu6 aspiration
- 拥抱 擁抱 yōng bào ㄩㄥ ㄅㄠˋ jung2 pou5 to embrace
- 合抱 hé bào ㄏㄜˊ ㄅㄠˋ hap6 pou5 to wrap one's arm around (used to describe the girth of a tree trunk)
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- 抱团 抱團 bào tuán ㄅㄠˋ ㄊㄨㄢˊ pou5 tyun4 to band together; to team up
- 抱定 bào dìng ㄅㄠˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ pou5 ding6 to hold on firmly
- 抱屈 bào qū ㄅㄠˋ ㄑㄩ pou5 wat1 feel wronged
- 抱恨 bào hèn ㄅㄠˋ ㄏㄣˋ pou5 han6 to have a gnawing regret
- 抱愧 bào kuì ㄅㄠˋ ㄎㄨㄟˋ pou5 kwai3 feel ashamed
- 抱抱 bào bào ㄅㄠˋ ㄅㄠˋ pou5 pou5 to hug; to give a cuddle
- 抱拳 bào quán ㄅㄠˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ pou5 kyun4 to cup one's fist in the other hand (as a sign of respect)
- 抱持 bào chí ㄅㄠˋ ㄔˊ pou5 ci4 to hold (expectations, hopes etc)
- 抱摔 bào shuāi ㄅㄠˋ ㄕㄨㄞ pou5 seoi1 body slam (wrestling move)
- 抱有 bào yǒu ㄅㄠˋ ㄧㄡˇ pou5 jau5 to have (aspirations, suspicions etc)
- 抱枕 bào zhěn ㄅㄠˋ ㄓㄣˇ pou5 zam2 bolster
- 抱死 bào sǐ ㄅㄠˋ ㄙˇ pou5 sei2 (of a wheel during braking) to lock up
- 抱病 bào bìng ㄅㄠˋ ㄅㄧㄥˋ pou5 beng6 to be ill; to be in poor health
- 抱睡 bào shuì ㄅㄠˋ ㄕㄨㄟˋ pou5 seoi6 to hold a baby or child while they sleep
- 抱石 bào shí ㄅㄠˋ ㄕˊ pou5 sek6 (sports) bouldering
怨
- 埋怨 mán yuàn ㄇㄢˊ ㄩㄢˋ maai4 jyun3 to complain
- 怨恨 yuàn hèn ㄩㄢˋ ㄏㄣˋ jyun3 han6 to resent
- 怨气 怨氣 yuàn qì ㄩㄢˋ ㄑㄧˋ jyun3 hei3 grievance
- 怨言 yuàn yán ㄩㄢˋ ㄧㄢˊ jyun3 jin4 complaint
- 恩怨 ēn yuàn ㄣ ㄩㄢˋ jan1 jyun3 gratitude and grudges
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- 仇怨 chóu yuàn ㄔㄡˊ ㄩㄢˋ sau4 jyun3 hatred and desire for revenge
- 哀怨 āi yuàn ㄞ ㄩㄢˋ oi1 jyun3 grief
- 嗔怨 chēn yuàn ㄔㄣ ㄩㄢˋ can1 jyun3 to complain; to reproach
- 报怨 報怨 bào yuàn ㄅㄠˋ ㄩㄢˋ bou3 jyun3 to pay back a score
- 嫌怨 xián yuàn ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄩㄢˋ jim4 jyun3 grievance
- 宿怨 sù yuàn ㄙㄨˋ ㄩㄢˋ suk1 jyun3 an old grudge
- 幽怨 yōu yuàn ㄧㄡ ㄩㄢˋ jau1 jyun3 hidden bitterness; secret grudge
- 怨偶 yuàn ǒu ㄩㄢˋ ㄡˇ jyun3 ngau5 an unhappy couple (formal writing)
- 怨命 yuàn mìng ㄩㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ jyun3 ming6 to complain about one's fate
- 怨叹 怨嘆 yuàn tàn ㄩㄢˋ ㄊㄢˋ jyun3 taan3 to complain; to grumble
- 怨女 yuàn nǚ ㄩㄢˋ ㄋㄩˇ jyun3 neoi5 senior palace maiden
- 怨尤 yuàn yóu ㄩㄢˋ ㄧㄡˊ jyun3 jau4 resentment
- 怨念 yuàn niàn ㄩㄢˋ ㄋㄧㄢˋ jyun3 nim6 grudge; pent-up resentment; consuming bitterness
- 怨忿 yuàn fèn ㄩㄢˋ ㄈㄣˋ resentment
- 怨愤 怨憤 yuàn fèn ㄩㄢˋ ㄈㄣˋ jyun3 fan5 resentment and indignation
Idioms with these characters
- 抱残守缺 抱殘守缺 bào cán shǒu quē ㄅㄠˋ ㄘㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄩㄝ pou5 caan4 sau2 kyut3 to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
- 抱恨黄泉 抱恨黃泉 bào hèn huáng quán ㄅㄠˋ ㄏㄣˋ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ pou5 han6 wong4 cyun4 (idiom) to harbor regrets into the afterlife
- 抱恨终天 抱恨終天 bào hèn zhōng tiān ㄅㄠˋ ㄏㄣˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ pou5 han6 zung1 tin1 (idiom) to harbor regrets for a lifetime
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- 抱头鼠窜 抱頭鼠竄 bào tóu shǔ cuàn ㄅㄠˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄕㄨˇ ㄘㄨㄢˋ pou5 tau4 syu2 cyun3 to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously
- 抱薪救火 bào xīn jiù huǒ ㄅㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ pou5 san1 gau3 fo2 lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action
- 打抱不平 dǎ bào bù píng ㄉㄚˇ ㄅㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ daa2 pou5 bat1 ping4 (idiom) to aid sb suffering an injustice; to fight for justice
- 左拥右抱 左擁右抱 zuǒ yōng yòu bào ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄩㄥ ㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄠˋ zo2 jung2 jau6 pou5 (idiom) to have a girl on each arm
- 杯酒解怨 bēi jiǔ jiě yuàn ㄅㄟ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄩㄢˋ bui1 zau2 gaai2 jyun3 a wine cup dissolves complaints (idiom); a few drinks can ease social interaction
- 东征西怨 東征西怨 dōng zhēng xī yuàn ㄉㄨㄥ ㄓㄥ ㄒㄧ ㄩㄢˋ dung1 zing1 sai1 jyun3 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
- 民怨鼎沸 mín yuàn dǐng fèi ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄩㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄈㄟˋ man4 jyun3 ding2 fai3 seething discontent (idiom); popular grievances boil over
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- 民怨沸腾 民怨沸騰 mín yuàn fèi téng ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄩㄢˋ ㄈㄟˋ ㄊㄥˊ man4 jyun3 fai3 tang4 seething discontent (idiom); popular grievances boil over
- 任劳任怨 任勞任怨 rèn láo rèn yuàn ㄖㄣˋ ㄌㄠˊ ㄖㄣˋ ㄩㄢˋ jam6 lou4 jam6 jyun3 to work hard without complaint (idiom)
- 以德报怨 以德報怨 yǐ dé bào yuàn ㄧˇ ㄉㄜˊ ㄅㄠˋ ㄩㄢˋ ji5 dak1 bou3 jyun3 to return good for evil (idiom)
- 怨气冲天 怨氣沖天 yuàn qì chōng tiān ㄩㄢˋ ㄑㄧˋ ㄔㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ jyun3 hei3 cung1 tin1 (idiom) extremely resentful
- 怨声载道 怨聲載道 yuàn shēng zài dào ㄩㄢˋ ㄕㄥ ㄗㄞˋ ㄉㄠˋ jyun3 sing1 zoi3 dou6 lit. cries of complaint fill the roads (idiom); complaints rise all around
- 怨天尤人 yuàn tiān yóu rén ㄩㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄣˊ jyun3 tin1 jau4 jan4 (idiom) to blame the gods and accuse others
- 怨天载道 怨天載道 yuàn tiān zài dào ㄩㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄗㄞˋ ㄉㄠˋ jyun3 tin1 zoi3 dou6 lit. cries of complaint fill the roads (idiom); complaints rise all around
Example sentences
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别 別 抱怨 ！
Don't complain!
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谁 誰 抱怨 了 ？
Who complained?
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你 想 抱怨 吗 嗎 ？
Do you wish to complain?
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他 怎么 怎麼 敢 抱怨 ？
How dare he complain?
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你 总是 總是 在 抱怨 。
You are always complaining.
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