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The Chinese word "抱怨" is formed by combining the character "抱", meaning to hold or embrace, with "怨", meaning resentment or grievance; their conjunction literally expresses the concept of holding onto resentment, resulting in the meaning to complain or grumble.

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他经常抱怨工作。

Tā jīngcháng bàoyuàn gōngzuò.

He often complains about work.

她抱怨天气太热。

Tā bàoyuàn tiānqì tài rè.

She complains that the weather is too hot.

不要总是抱怨别人。

Bùyào zǒngshì bàoyuàn biérén.

Don't always complain about others.

他抱怨说公交车来得太慢。

Tā bàoyuàn shuō gōngjiāochē lái dé tài màn.

He complained that the bus came too slowly.

尽管生活艰难，他从不抱怨命运不公。

Jǐnguǎn shēnghuó jiānnán, tā cóng bù bàoyuàn mìngyùn bù gōng.

Although life is hard, he never complains about unfair fate.

Word Definition - 抱怨

bào yuàn to complain; to grumble

Individual Character Details

抱 bào
怨 yuàn