# 牢骚 (láosāo)

In Mandarin Chinese, 牢骚 (láosāo) means “complaint; grumble”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: complaint; grumble
- Pinyin: láosāo (lao2 sao1)
- Traditional: 牢騷
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 与其整天发牢骚，不如想办法解决问题。
  Yǔqí zhěngtiān fā láosāo, bùrú xiǎng bànfǎ jiějué wèntí.
  Instead of grumbling all day, you might as well try to find a solution.

## Characters

- [牢](https://hanziro.com/word/lao-firm/) (láo): firm; secure
- 骚 (sāo): to disturb; to disrupt; flirty; coquettish

https://hanziro.com/word/lao-sao-complaint/

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