叫苦 Chinese English dictionary 叫苦 translate 叫苦 pinyin

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叫苦

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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
叫苦 jiàokǔ	叫苦 \| 叫苦* \| *叫苦	to whine about hardships / to complain of one's bitter lot / to complain / to grumble

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Character		Tot Str Rad / Str	Mandarin Pīnyīn	Unihan Definition standalone and in compounds	Jyutping Cantonese	Variant Four corner Cangjie
叫	叫 \| 叫* \| *叫	5画口 + 2	jiào	cry, shout; hail, greet, call	giu3	6400.0 RVL


苦	苦 \| 苦* \| *苦	8画艸艹 + 5	kǔ, gǔ	bitter; hardship, suffering	fu2	4460.4 TJR

Word decomposition:

Traditional		English Definition
叫苦 jiàokǔ	叫苦 \| 叫苦* \| *叫苦	to whine about hardships / to complain of one's bitter lot / to complain / to grumble


叫 jiào	叫 \| 叫* \| *叫	to shout / to call / to order / to ask / to be called / by (indicates agent in the passive mood)


苦　kǔ	苦 \| 苦* \| *苦	bitter / hardship / pain / to suffer / to bring suffering to / painstakingly