抱怨 bàoyuàn▶ Mengeluh

Stroke order

抱怨 is written in 17 strokes across 2 characters.

• 抱 — 8 strokes
• 怨 — 9 strokes

Senses

1. to complain
2. to grumble
3. to harbor a complaint
4. to feel dissatisfied

Related words

• 拥抱merangkul
• 抱Memegang
• 埋怨Mengeluh
• 恩怨Kebencian; Dendam
• 抱歉merasa menyesal
• 抱负ambisi

抱怨 is pronounced bàoyuàn and means “Mengeluh”. HSK 5 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 抱怨 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.