抱怨
Old HSK 5
抱怨 (bàoyuàn) · to complain
抱怨 (bàoyuàn) means “to complain; to grumble”. It is written with 2 characters: 抱 (to hold in one's arms) + 怨 (to blame). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 抱怨 is built
The characters
抱 bào · to hold in one's arms
What 抱 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 包bāo — wrap
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 巳sì — the hours from 9 to 11
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
Origin hint: To wrap 包 in one's arms 扌; 包 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
怨 yuàn · to blame
What 怨 is made of
- 夗yuàn — to turn over when asleep
- 夕xī — evening
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丶 — dot
- 㔾xiān — seal
- 夕xī — evening
- 心xīn — heart
Example sentences
他总是抱怨工作太累。Tā zǒngshì bàoyuàn gōngzuò tài lèi.He always complains that work is too tiring.
别抱怨了，想想办法吧。Bié bàoyuàn le, xiǎngxiǎng bànfǎ ba.Stop complaining and think of a solution.
Questions about 抱怨
What does 抱怨 mean?
抱怨 (bàoyuàn) means “to complain; to grumble”.
How do you pronounce 抱怨?
抱怨 is pronounced bàoyuàn.
Which HSK level is 抱怨?
抱怨 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 抱歉bàoqiànsorry
- 拥抱yōngbàoto hug
- 抱负bàofùambition
- 抱bàoto hold in one's arms
- 恩怨ēnyuànold grudges
- 埋怨mányuànto complain
Learn 抱怨 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 3: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.