倾 qīng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 顷 a moment
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
倾诉
qīngsù
to pour out; to confide
Characters in this word
诉 sù
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 斥 to scold, to upbraid
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 在长期照护父亲的过程中，她需要一个可以倾诉压力的人。 Zài chángqī zhàohù fùqīn de guòchéng zhōng, tā xūyào yí ge kěyǐ qīngsù yālì de rén. While caring for her father over a long period, she needed someone to whom she could pour out her stress.
- 朋友是我最好的倾诉对象，遇到烦心事我都会找他聊聊。 Péngyou shì wǒ zuì hǎo de qīngsù duìxiàng, yùdào fánxīnshì wǒ dōu huì zhǎo tā liáoliáo. A friend is the person I confide in most; whenever something troubles me, I go to him for a chat.
- 心里憋得难受，她终于忍不住向母亲倾诉了这些年的委屈。 Xīnli biē de nánshòu, tā zhōngyú rěnbúzhù xiàng mǔqīn qīngsù le zhèxiē nián de wěiqu. Unable to hold it in any longer, she finally poured out to her mother all the grievances of those years.
Related words
- 倾听 qīngtīng to listen attentively
- 倾向 qīngxiàng to tend; tendency
- 倾倒 qīngdǎo to topple; to pour out; to be captivated by
- 倾家荡产 qīngjiādàngchǎn to lose everything; to be ruined financially
- 倾销 qīngxiāo to dump goods; dumping
- 倾斜 qīngxié to tilt; to incline; to slope
- 告诉 gàosu to tell
- 投诉 tóusù to complain
- 起诉 qǐsù to sue; to prosecute; to bring legal action
- 上诉 shàngsù to appeal
- 申诉 shēnsù to appeal; to lodge a complaint
- 诉苦 sùkǔ to pour out one's troubles; to complain of hardships