Chinese word dictionary

吐槽

tǔcáo · (coll.) to complain humorously; to gripe about (sth) in a teasing way; also pr. [tu4cao2]

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Word information

Simplified吐槽

Traditional吐槽

Pinyintǔcáo

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

吐tǔ

to vomit, to spew out, to cough up; to say

槽cáo

trough, manger; vat, tank; distillery

How to learn 吐槽

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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吐tǔ

to spit; to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc); to say; to pour out (one's grievances)

呕吐ǒutù

to vomit

跳槽tiàocáo

to leave one's job to take up a position elsewhere

吞吞吐吐tūntūntǔtǔ

to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth; to speak and break off, then start again; to hold sth back