埋怨
mányuàn
to complain; to blame
Characters in this word
怨 yuàn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- Made of
- 夗 to turn over when asleep 心 heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 项目延期后,团队没有互相埋怨,而是重新划分责任。 Xiàngmù yánqī hòu, tuánduì méiyǒu hùxiāng mányuàn, ér shì chóngxīn huàfēn zérèn. After the project was delayed, the team did not blame one another, but reallocated responsibilities.
- 别总是埋怨天气,我们换个计划吧。 Bié zǒngshì mányuàn tiānqì, wǒmen huàn ge jìhuà ba. Stop complaining about the weather all the time; let's change our plan.
- 妈妈埋怨爸爸又把袜子扔得到处都是。 Māma mányuàn bàba yòu bǎ wàzi rēng de dàochù dōu shì. Mum grumbled at Dad for leaving socks all over the place again.
Related words
- 埋 mái to bury
- 埋藏 máicáng to bury; to hide underground
- 埋伏 máifú to lie in ambush
- 埋没 máimò to bury; to let talent go unnoticed
- 埋头苦干 máitóukǔgàn to work diligently with one’s head down
- 埋葬 máizàng to bury; to put to rest
- 抱怨 bàoyuàn to complain
- 怨 yuàn to blame
- 恩怨 ēnyuàn gratitude and resentment; grievances
- 怨恨 yuànhèn to resent bitterly; resentment
- 怨气 yuànqì grievance; resentment
- 怨言 yuànyán complaint; grievance