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叫苦
jiàokǔ
1. to whine about hardships
2. to complain of one's bitter lot
3. to complain
4. to grumble

Character Breakdown

叫
jiào
cry, shout; to call, to greet, to hail
HSK 1 5 丶
苦
kǔ
bitter; hardship, suffering
HSK 4 8 丶

Compound Words (3)

叫苦不迭
jiàokǔbudié
to complain without stopping (idiom); to bitch endlessly
叫苦连天
jiàokǔliántiān
to whine on for days (idiom)
装穷叫苦
zhuāngqióngjiàokǔ
to feign and complain bitterly of being poverty stricken (idiom)

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