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訴苦

sù kǔ

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Intransitive verb

訴苦 (sù kǔ) is a Chinese word meaning “to grumble”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. to grumble
  2. to complain
  3. grievance

Stroke order

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Example

他常常向朋友訴苦。

He often pours out his troubles to friends.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).