诉苦 meaning in English

sùkǔ

to grumble; to complain

HSK 7-9Traditional 訴苦15 strokes

Meaning of 诉苦

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

sùkǔ
  1. to grumble
  2. to complain
  3. grievance

Stroke order for each character

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诉 sù · to accuse · 7 strokes

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苦 kǔ · bitter · 8 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 诉苦.

告诉gàosuto press charges; to file a complaint
痛苦tòngkǔpain; suffering
投诉tóusùto lodge a complaint
辛苦xīnkǔexhausting; hard
艰苦jiānkǔdifficult; hard
酸甜苦辣suān-tián-kǔ-là(lit.) sour, sweet, bitter and spicy (idiom); (fig.) all kinds of flavors; the joys and so
起诉qǐsùto sue; to bring a lawsuit against
诉讼sùsònglawsuit
受苦shòukǔto suffer hardship
上诉shàngsùto appeal (a judicial case); appeal
苦难kǔnànsuffering
倾诉qīngsùto say everything (that is on one's mind)

Questions about 诉苦

What does 诉苦 mean?

诉苦 (sùkǔ) means "to grumble; to complain".

How do you write 诉苦?

诉苦 is made of 2 characters: 诉 (7 strokes), 苦 (8 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.

Is 诉苦 an HSK word?

Yes. 诉苦 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 诉苦 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 诉苦 is written 訴苦.