牢 láo
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 牛 — ox, cow, bull
- Made of
- 宀 roof 牛 ox, cow, bull
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
牢骚
láosāo
complaint; grumble
Characters in this word
骚 sāo
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 马 — horse
- Made of
- 马 horse 蚤 flea
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 员工的牢骚并非全是情绪宣泄，其中往往藏着管理漏洞。 Yuángōng de láosāo bìngfēi quán shì qíngxù xuānxiè, qízhōng wǎngwǎng cáng zhe guǎnlǐ lòudòng. Employees' complaints are not merely emotional venting; they often hide management flaws.
- 他一下班就发牢骚，说老板安排的活太多。 Tā yí xiàbān jiù fā láosāo, shuō lǎobǎn ānpái de huó tài duō. As soon as he finishes work he starts grumbling that the boss gives him too much to do.
- 别再发牢骚了，我们想想办法吧。 Bié zài fā láosāo le, wǒmen xiǎngxiang bànfǎ ba. Stop grumbling; let's think of a solution.
Related words
- 牢 láo prison; firm, solid
- 牢固 láogù firm; solid; secure
- 牢记 láojì to keep firmly in mind; to remember well
- 牢牢 láoláo firmly; tightly
- 亡羊补牢 wángyángbǔláo to mend the pen after sheep are lost; to take remedial action after a loss
- 骚乱 sāoluàn disturbance; riot; unrest
- 骚扰 sāorǎo to harass; to disturb
- 口头禅 kǒutóuchán pet phrase; catchphrase
- 唠叨 láodao to nag; to chatter on
- 谜语 míyǔ riddle
- 交头接耳 jiāotóujiē'ěr to whisper to one another
- 朗诵 lǎngsòng to recite aloud