HanTrace

叹息

tàn xī

“To sigh” in Chinese is 叹息 (tàn xī).

Meaning

  • to sigh; to gasp (in admiration)

Example

“我丢了钱包。”约翰叹息道。

"I've lost my wallet," John sighed.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Measure words

声
used for a sigh
一声叹息 (one sigh)

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