# 诉苦 (sùkǔ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 诉苦 (sùkǔ) means “to vent grievances; to grumble”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to vent grievances; to grumble
- Pinyin: sùkǔ (su4 ku3)
- Traditional: 訴苦
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他总是向朋友诉苦。
  Tā zǒng shì xiàng péngyou sùkǔ.
  He always vents his grievances to his friends.

## Characters

- 诉 (sù): to complain; to sue
- [苦](https://hanziro.com/word/ku-bitter/) (kǔ): bitter; hardship

https://hanziro.com/word/su-ku-vent-grievances/

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