叹息(tàn xī): to sigh
2 charactersTrad. 嘆息
to sigh
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
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Word information
- Pinyin
- tàn xī
- Meaning
- to sigh; to gasp (in admiration)
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 2
- Traditional
- 嘆息
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 叹息 — tap one to open its word page.
tàn叹qì气
HSK 6to sigh
gǎn感tàn叹
HSK 7-9to sigh (with feeling)
zàn赞tàn叹
HSK 7-9to exclaim in admiration
zàn赞tàn叹bù不yǐ已
HSK 7-9(idiom) to be full of praise and admiration; to marvel endlessly; to be in awe
jīng惊tàn叹
HSK 7-9to exclaim in admiration
yī一chàng倡sān三tàn叹
variant of 一唱三叹
yī一chàng唱sān三tàn叹
(idiom) (of literature or music) concise yet deeply evocative; inviting repeated savoring
fù付zhī之yī一tàn叹
to dismiss with a sigh (idiom); a hopeless case
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