sigh (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
嘆氣
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
她听了这个消息后不禁叹了口气。 tā tīngle zhège xiāoxī hòu bù jīn tàn le kǒuqì - She couldn't help sighing after hearing the news.
他无奈地叹了口气。 tā wúnài de tàn le kǒuqì - He sighed helplessly.
老师叹了口气，表示无奈。 lǎoshī tàn le kǒuqì, biǎoshì wúnài - The teacher sighed to express helplessness.
他叹了口气，然后离开了房间。 tā tàn le kǒuqì, ránhòu líkāi le fángjiān - He sighed and then left the room.
听了她的抱怨，他只能叹了口气。 tīngle tā de bàoyuàn, tā zhǐnéng tàn le kǒuqì - After hearing her complaints, he could only sigh.
Characters
气 qì - gas; air; breath; to get angry; to enrage, to make...angry |
叹 tàn - sigh in lamentation; recite with a cadence; exclaim in admiration |