吐槽
tǔcáo
to complain; to mock; to grumble
Characters in this word
槽 cáo
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- Made of
- 木 tree 曹 ministers, officials
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这部纪录片因剪辑混乱而被观众反复吐槽。 Zhè bù jìlùpiàn yīn jiǎnjí hùnluàn ér bèi guānzhòng fǎnfù tǔcáo. This documentary was repeatedly mocked by viewers because of its chaotic editing.
- 同事们纷纷吐槽新食堂的菜价太贵。 Tóngshìmen fēnfēn tǔcáo xīn shítáng de càijià tài guì. Colleagues all complained that the dishes in the new canteen were too expensive.
- 大家都在吐槽这部电视剧的结局太仓促。 Dàjiā dōu zài tǔcáo zhè bù diànshìjù de jiéjú tài cāngcù. Everyone is complaining that the ending of this TV series was too rushed.
Related words
- 吐 tǔ to spit
- 吐 tù to vomit
- 呕吐 ǒutù to vomit; vomiting
- 吞吞吐吐 tūntūntǔtǔ hesitant; faltering; stammering
- 跳槽 tiàocáo to change jobs; to job-hop
- 怨言 yuànyán complaint; grievance
- 侮辱 wǔrǔ to insult; to humiliate
- 议 yì to discuss; to deliberate
- 质问 zhìwèn to question sharply; to challenge
- 异议 yìyì objection; dissent
- 责备 zébèi to blame; to reproach
- 妥协 tuǒxié to compromise; compromise