牢骚

牢骚 láosāo in a sentence

Discontent (complaint)

Full dictionary entry HSK 6 2 sentences

牢骚 (láosāo) means Discontent (complaint). Below are 2 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

他发了半天 牢骚 。

Tā fā le bàntiān láosāo.

He grumbled for ages.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 牢骚

与其发 牢骚 ,不如想办法。

Yǔqí fā láosāo, bùrú xiǎng bànfǎ.

Rather than complain, think of a way out.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 牢骚

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How is 牢骚 used in a sentence?

This page shows 2 sentences using 牢骚 (láosāo, "Discontent (complaint)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

Are these sentences machine generated?

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Is 牢骚 an HSK word?

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

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