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埋怨

mányuàn

to complain; to blame

A person pointing a finger at another in annoyance
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Characters in this word

埋 mái

Strokes
10
Radical
土 — soil, earth
Made of
土 soil, earth 里 inside
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

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.

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