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吐槽

吐槽 (tǔ cáo): Complain /criticize humorously (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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吐槽 consists of 2 characters.

to spit; to say; to express

trough, groove, slot

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Pinyintǔ cáo

Meaningcomplain /criticize humorously

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word吐槽

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How to Use 吐槽 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 吐槽 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Verb

zài在

xiàn线

tù吐

cáo槽

neutral

complain online

fēng疯

kuáng狂

tù吐

cáo槽

informal

complain crazily

Verb + Nounwith点

tù吐

cáo槽

diǎn点

neutral

point of complaint

Verb + Objectwith大会

tù吐

cáo槽

dà大

huì会

Verb + Complementwith一下

tù吐

cáo槽

yí一

xià下

4.

Example Sentences with 吐槽

tā他

tǔ吐

cáo槽

diàn电

yǐng影

bù不

hǎo好

neutral

roast show

informal

Spoken

complain a bit

kàn看

。

He complained that the movie was not good.

tā他

rěn忍

bú不

zhù住

tǔ吐

cáo槽

gōng公

sī司

nà那

tào套

fán繁

suǒ琐

de的

shěn审

pī批

liú流

chéng程

。

He couldn't help but humorously criticize the company's cumbersome approval process.

zài在

yán研

tǎo讨

huì会

shàng上

，

zhuān专

jiā家

men们

bìng并

wèi未

zhí直

jiē接

tǔ吐

cáo槽

，

ér而

shì是

wěi委

wǎn婉

dì地

zhǐ指

chū出

le了

bào报

gào告

de的

quē缺

xiàn陷

。

At the seminar, the experts did not directly complain but tactfully pointed out the flaws in the report.

péng朋

yǒu友

jīng经

cháng常

tǔ吐

cáo槽

wǒ我

chī吃

fàn饭

tài太

màn慢

。

My friend often teases me for eating too slowly.

nǐ你

wèi为

shén什

me么

yào要

yì一

zhí直

tǔ吐

cáo槽

zhè这

ge个

xīn新

shè设

jì计

de的

yòng用

hù户

jiè界

miàn面

ne呢

？

Why do you keep complaining humorously about this newly designed user interface?

jǐn尽

guǎn管

miàn面

lín临

zhū诸

duō多

tiǎo挑

zhàn战

，

tā他

cóng从

wèi未

gōng公

kāi开

tǔ吐

cáo槽

guò过

tuán团

duì队

de的

jué决

cè策

。

Despite facing many challenges, he has never publicly criticized the team's decisions in a humorous way.

zài在

shè社

jiāo交

méi媒

tǐ体

shàng上

，

wǎng网

yǒu友

men们

fēn纷

fēn纷

tǔ吐

cáo槽

xīn新

zhèng政

cè策

de的

bù不

hé合

lǐ理

zhī之

chù处

。

On social media, netizens are criticizing the unreasonable aspects of the new policy.

tā她

yì一

biān边

tǔ吐

cáo槽

jiāo交

tōng通

yōng拥

dǔ堵

，

yì一

biān边

què却

shú熟

liàn练

dì地

guī规

huà划

chū出

le了

tì替

dài代

lù路

xiàn线

。

While complaining humorously about the traffic jam, she skillfully planned an alternative route.

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