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불평하다 meaning and pronunciation

bulpyeonghada · complain; grumble

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 61015
Part of speech: 동사Pronunciation: 불평하다Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    어떤 일이나 사람에 대해 마음에 들지 않아 못마땅하게 여기다. 또는 그것을 말이나 행동으로 드러내다.

    English: complain; grumble — To be dissatisfied with a certain work or person; to reveal such a dissatisfaction through a remark or act.

    Examples

    • 불평하는 사원.
    • 부당함을 불평하다.
    • 잘못을 불평하다.
    • 불공평에 대해 불평하다.
    • 힘들다고 불평하다.
    • 승규는 해야 할 일이 너무 많다고 불평하고 있었다.
Origin
不平하다
Categories
인간 > 태도

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