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诉苦 (sù kǔ): Complain (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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诉 • sù • to tell, to inform, to accuse
sù
诉
to tell, to inform, to accuse
苦 • kǔ • bitter • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
kǔ
苦
bitter
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 诉苦.
Words with
诉
告诉
gào su
to tell
投诉
tóu sù
complaint
诉讼
sù sòng
lawsuit; litigation; legal action
上诉
shàng sù
Appeal
倾诉
qīng sù
Pour out
申诉
shēn sù
appeal
诉求
sù qiú
appeal for ; demand
诉说
sù shuō
Talk about
Words with
苦
辛苦
xīn kǔ
hard; tough [work; life]
刻苦
kè kǔ
assiduous; hardworking; painstaking
痛苦
tòng kǔ
pain; agony; sore
艰苦
jiān kǔ
arduous; difficult; tough
酸甜苦辣
suān tián kǔ là
sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot
吃苦
chī kǔ
bear hardships
苦涩
kǔ sè
bitter and astringent
苦尽甘来
kǔ jìn gān lái
all sufferings have their reward; after the bitter comes the sweet
4.
How to Use 诉苦 in Sentences
Verb + Complement
with
一番
sù
诉
kǔ
苦
yī
一
fān
番
neutral
vent one's grievances
Adverb + Verb
with
不停
bù
不
tíng
停
de
地
sù
诉
kǔ
苦
Verb + Indirect Object
with
朋友
xiàng
向
péng
朋
you
友
sù
诉
kǔ
苦
Verb + Noun
with
大会
sù
诉
kǔ
苦
dà
大
huì
会
5.
Example Sentences with 诉苦
tā
她
xiàng
向
péng
朋
yǒu
友
sù
诉
kǔ
苦
neutral
complain incessantly
neutral
complain to a friend
informal
Spoken
grievance airing session
。
She complained to her friend.
tā
他
zǒng
总
zài
在
shè
社
jiāo
交
méi
媒
tǐ
体
shàng
上
xiàng
向
mò
陌
shēng
生
rén
人
sù
诉
kǔ
苦
，
què
却
bú
不
yuàn
愿
yǔ
与
qīn
亲
jìn
近
de
的
rén
人
gōu
沟
tōng
通
。
He always complains to strangers on social media but is unwilling to communicate with close ones.
tā
他
jīng
经
cháng
常
xiàng
向
jiā
家
rén
人
sù
诉
kǔ
苦
，
shuō
说
gōng
工
zuò
作
tài
太
lèi
累
le
了
。
He often complains to his family that the work is too tiring.
nǐ
你
wèi
为
shén
什
me
么
zǒng
总
shì
是
xiàng
向
wǒ
我
sù
诉
kǔ
苦
，
què
却
bù
不
cháng
尝
shì
试
zì
自
jǐ
己
jiě
解
jué
决
wèn
问
tí
题
ne
呢
？
Why do you always complain to me instead of trying to solve the problems yourself?
jìn
尽
guǎn
管
miàn
面
lín
临
jù
巨
dà
大
yā
压
lì
力
，
tā
他
cóng
从
wèi
未
xiàng
向
tóng
同
shì
事
sù
诉
kǔ
苦
，
ér
而
shì
是
mò
默
mò
默
chéng
承
dān
担
。
Despite facing immense pressure, he never complained to his colleagues but silently bore the burden.
