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吐槽 (tǔ cáo): Complain /criticize humorously (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Level 7-9
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吐 • tǔ • to spit; to say; to express • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
tǔ
吐
to spit; to say; to express
槽 • cáo • trough, groove, slot
cáo
槽
trough, groove, slot
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How to Use 吐槽 in Sentences
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 + Noun
with
点
tù
吐
cáo
槽
diǎn
点
neutral
point of complaint
Verb + Object
with
大会
tù
吐
cáo
槽
dà
大
huì
会
Verb + Complement
with
一下
tù
吐
cáo
槽
yí
一
xià
下
5.
Example Sentences with 吐槽
tā
他
tǔ
吐
cáo
槽
diàn
电
yǐng
影
bù
不
hǎo
neutral
roast show
informal
Spoken
complain a bit
好
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.
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.
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.
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 吐槽.
Words with
吐
呕吐
ǒu tù
vomit; throw up; retch
吞吞吐吐
tūn tūn tǔ tǔ
to hum and haw [idiom]
倾吐
qīng tǔ
to pour out (feelings); to unburden oneself
吐血
tù xiě
to vomit blood; (slang) to be extremely frustrated
吐露
tǔ lù
to reveal; to confide
谈吐
tán tǔ
way of speaking; conversation style
倾心吐胆
qīng xīn tǔ dǎn
to reveal one's innermost thoughts and feelings; to confide in someone completely
吐胆倾心
tǔ dǎn qīng xīn
To reveal one's innermost thoughts and feelings completely; to speak one's mind frankly and unreservedly.
Words with
槽
跳槽
tiào cáo
Job-hopping
水槽
shuǐ cáo
sink
三马同槽
sān mǎ tóng cáo
Three usurpers plotting to seize power; a conspiracy to overthrow the ruling authority.