投诉
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 6
投诉 (tóusù) · to complain
投诉 (tóusù) means “to complain; complaint”. It is written with 2 characters: 投 (to throw) + 诉 (to tell). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 投诉 is built
The characters
投 tóu · to throw
What 投 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 殳shū — tool
- 几jǐ — small table
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
- 又yòu — and
- 几jǐ — small table
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 殳 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
诉 sù · to tell
What 诉 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 斥chì — to scold
- 斤jīn — a catty (about 500 grams)
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 下xià — down
- 丶 — dot
- 斤jīn — a catty (about 500 grams)
Origin hint: Words 讠 of blame 斥; 斥 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我要投诉这家饭馆。Wǒ yào tóusù zhè jiā fànguǎn.I want to file a complaint about this restaurant.
你为什么要投诉？Nǐ wèishénme yào tóusù?Why do you want to complain?
Questions about 投诉
What does 投诉 mean?
投诉 (tóusù) means “to complain; complaint”.
How do you pronounce 投诉?
投诉 is pronounced tóusù.
Which HSK level is 投诉?
投诉 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 投入tóurùto put into
- 投资tóuzīto invest
- 投机tóujīto get along well
- 投票tóupiàoto vote
- 投降tóuxiángto surrender
- 投掷tóuzhìto throw
- 投tóuto throw
- 告诉gàosuto tell
- 诉讼sùsònglawsuit
Learn 投诉 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 28: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.