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牢骚 (牢騷)

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  • [láosāo]
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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

牢骚 [láosāo]
  1. 1. noun grumble
    他一肚子牢骚。
    He's full of complaints.
    他牢骚了一整天。
    He grumbled for the entire day.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

牢骚 [láosāo]
  1. 1. complaint; grumble
    他老发牢骚。
    He's always grumbling.
  2. 2. complain; grumble; grouse
    他牢骚了半天。
    He grumbled for a long time.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

牢骚 [láosāo]
  1. 1. 名 抱怨不满的情绪
    发牢骚
    牢骚太盛。
  2. 2. 动 说抱怨、不满的话
    动不动就牢骚一气。
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Examples

发一通牢骚
give out a torrent of grumbles
不要因为这点小事就大发牢骚。
You don't need to complain so much about such trivial things.
他牢骚了一整天。
He grumbled for the entire day.
牢骚太盛。
牢骚太盛。
a rash of complaints
一大堆牢骚
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Collocations

牢骚满腹
full of complaints
牢骚太盛
the grievance is too prosperous
发牢骚
to grumble
牢骚话
grievances

Word Decomposition

牢
[láo] 		+ 骚
[sāo]

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“你总是发牢骚。”更贴切


by motor!

2007.08.30 0 0 Good 0 / Bad 0

你总是牢骚得说。


by Saltpeanut

2007.08.30 0 0 Good 0 / Bad 0

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