发牢骚

發牢騷

fā lāosāo

verb #11,034

Meanings

1 to grumble
2 to complain
3 to whine

Characters

to emit; to express

firm; pen (here part of 牢骚)

to disturb (here part of 牢骚)

Examples

HSK 3

他总是在发牢骚。

Tā zǒngshì zài fā lāosāo.

He's always complaining.

HSK 3

发牢骚解决不了问题。

Fā lāosāo jiějué bù liǎo wèntí.

Grumbling won't solve the problem.

Tips

usage

发牢骚 implies petty or pointless complaining, not legitimate grievances. It has a mildly negative connotation.

Stroke Order

发 fā

牢 láo

骚 sāo