牢骚

牢骚 láosāo

Discontent (complaint)

牢骚 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體牢騷 laosao

What 牢骚 means

Discontent (complaint)

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Character by character

牢骚 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

牢

láo

Firm (prision - jail)

骚

sāo

Disturbance (flirt)

Words that share a character with 牢骚

How to write 牢骚

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牢骚 in a sentence

他发了半天牢骚。

Tā fā le bàntiān láosāo.

He grumbled for ages.

与其发牢骚，不如想办法。

Yǔqí fā láosāo, bùrú xiǎng bànfǎ.

Rather than complain, think of a way out.

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Questions about 牢骚

What does 牢骚 mean in English?

牢骚 is pronounced láosāo and means Discontent (complaint).

How do you pronounce 牢骚?

牢骚 is láosāo in pinyin — written laosao without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 牢骚?

牢骚 is written with 2 characters: 牢 (láo) Firm (prision - jail), 骚 (sāo) Disturbance (flirt). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 牢骚 written in traditional Chinese?

牢騷. The simplified form 牢骚 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 牢騷 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced láosāo.

Is 牢骚 an HSK word?

Yes — 牢骚 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

Studied around the same time

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