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Meaning of 叹

Pinyin tàn

Radical

口

Strokes

Definition

to sigh

Usage

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叹 tàn 1. 因忧闷悲痛而呼出长气。 (To let out a long sigh due to worry, pain, or sorrow.) 2. 因高兴、兴奋、激动而发出长声。 (To utter a long sound due to happiness, excitement, or agitation.) 3. 吟咏。 (To chant or recite.) 叹 tàn 【本义】: 叹息 (Original meaning: sigh) 【造字法】: 形声。从欠(另一繁体从“口”)，“難”省声。欠，打呵欠，与出气有关。 (Character formation method: phonetic and semantic. The character consists of 欠 (a variant of "口") and a shortened form of "難." 欠 relates to yawning and is associated with exhaling.) 1. 同本义 (To sigh) 【引】 1 《说文》：叹，吞叹也。一曰太息也。 (Shuowen: "叹" refers to a sigh, also known as a great sigh.) 2 《墨子·备梯》：禽子再拜而叹。 (Mozi: The animal bows again and sighs.) 3 《礼记·坊记》：戏而不叹。 (Liji: To play without sighing.) 4 《庄子·秋水》：望洋向若而叹。 (Zhuangzi: Looking up at the ocean, one sighs.) 5 晋· 陶渊明《桃花源记》：皆叹惋。 (Jin Dynasty: Tao Yuanming in "The Tale of the Peach Blossom Spring": All expressed their sighs.) 6 明· 刘基《郁离子·千里马篇》：默叹曰。 (Ming Dynasty: Liu Ji in "Yuli Zhi": He quietly sighed.) 7 清· 徐珂《清稗类钞·战事类》：婉贞微叹曰。 (Qing Dynasty: Xu Ke in "Qing Bai Lei Chao": Wan Zhen subtly sighed.) 8 清· 袁枚《黄生借书说》：叹借者之用。 (Qing Dynasty: Yuan Mei in "Remarks on Borrowing Books": Sighing over the borrower’s use.) 【例】叹气嗐声(唉声叹气);叹恨(叹息抱恨);叹憾(叹息遗憾) (Examples include: sighing with disappointment.) 2. 赞叹，赞美 (To highly praise) 【引】 1 《虞初新志·秋声诗自序》：默叹。 (Yuchuxin Zhi: He sighed quietly.) 2 清· 薛福成《观巴黎油画记》：亟叹其技。 (Qing Dynasty: Xue Fucheng in "Observing Paris Oil Paintings": He praised the skill urgently.) 【例】叹重(赞叹敬重);叹为观止(赞叹看到的事物好到极点) (Examples include: praising with respect; marveling at something of the highest excellence.) 3. 吟诵 (To chant) 【引】 1 《说文》：叹，吟也。 (Shuowen: "叹" means to sing or chant.) 2 《文选·卢谌·览古诗》：智勇盖当代，弛张使我叹。 (Literature Selection: Wisdom and bravery surpass the age, causing me to sigh.) 3 《礼记·乐记》：一唱而三叹。 (Liji: One song can provoke three sighs.) 【例】叹诵(吟诵) (Examples include: chanting or reciting.)

赞叹 zàn tàn

to exclaim in admiration

感叹 gǎn tàn

to sigh (with feeling) / to lament

长叹 cháng tàn

long sigh / deep sigh

唉声叹气 āi shēng tàn qì

sighing voice, wailing breath (idiom) / to heave deep sighs / to sigh in despair

慨叹 kǎi tàn

to sigh with regret / lament

惊叹 jīng tàn

to exclaim in admiration / a gasp of surprise

叹气 tàn qì

to sigh / to heave a sigh

嗟叹 jiē tàn

alas / sigh

叹为观止 tàn wéi guān zhǐ

(idiom) to gasp in amazement / to acclaim as the peak of perfection

叹服 tàn fú

(to gasp) with admiration

可叹 kě tàn

lamentable / sad(ly)

哀叹 āi tàn

to sigh / to lament / to bewail

兴叹 xīng tàn

lament / bemoan / heave a sign

咏叹 yǒng tàn

chant / sing / intone

赞叹不已 zàn tàn bù yǐ

to be full of praise (idiom)

长吁短叹 cháng xū duǎn tàn

long moan and short gasp (idiom); continually moaning and groaning in pain

悲叹 bēi tàn

to bewail / to sigh mournfully / to lament

咏叹调 yǒng tàn diào

aria

摇头叹息 yáo tóu tàn xī

shake one's head and sigh / shaking the head and uttering a sigh

喟叹 kuì tàn

sigh with deep feeling

唉叹 āi tàn

Lament

叹息 tàn xī

to sigh / to gasp (in admiration)

叹惋 tàn wǎn

sigh in sympathy

叹惜 tàn xī

sigh of regret

扼腕叹息 è wàn tàn xī

Sigh

令狐冲叹 líng hú chōng tàn

Linghu sighed