埋怨 mányuàn to complain
to complain; to grumble (about); to reproach; to blame
How to remember 埋怨: 埋 to bury + 怨 to blame = to complain.
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How it is used
- To grumble / blame / reproach - 别埋怨我 (bié mányuàn wǒ) don't blame me; 互相埋怨 (hùxiāng mányuàn) blame each other.
- Note the reading mán (not mái) here. It's low-level grumbling complaint, milder than 责备 (zébèi, to reprimand). Colloquial.
Example sentences
- 别再埋怨了。 Bié zài mányuàn le.Stop whining.