to sigh, to exclaim
Animated Stroke Order 叹
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HSK Vocabulary: 叹
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 叹 is used in context
1
tā他
wú无
nài奈
dì地
tàn叹
xī息
le了
yì一
shēng声
。
He sighed helplessly.
2
wǒ我
bù不
jīn禁
gǎn感
tàn叹
shí时
guāng光
fēi飞
shì逝
。
I can't help but sigh at how time flies.
3
guān观
zhòng众
wèi为
tā他
de的
biǎo表
yǎn演
zàn赞
tàn叹
bù不
yǐ已
。
The audience admired his performance immensely.
4
tā他
tàn叹
qì气
le了
。
He sighed.
5
kàn看
dào到
chéng成
jì绩
dān单
，
tā她
wú无
nài奈
dì地
tàn叹
le了
kǒu口
qì气
。
Seeing the report card, she sighed helplessly.
6
miàn面
duì对
duī堆
jī积
rú如
shān山
de的
gōng工
zuò作
，
tā他
rěn忍
bú不
zhù住
cháng长
tàn叹
le了
yì一
kǒu口
qì气
。
Facing the mountain of work, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
7
tā他
huà画
huà画
hěn很
hǎo好
，
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
hěn很
zàn赞
tàn叹
。
He paints very well, and everyone admires him.
8
kàn看
dào到
měi美
lì丽
de的
rì日
luò落
，
yóu游
kè客
men们
bù不
jīn禁
zàn赞
tàn叹
dà大
zì自
rán然
de的
zhuàng壮
lì丽
。
Seeing the beautiful sunset, the tourists couldn't help but marvel at the magnificence of nature.
9
zhè这
wèi位
yì艺
shù术
jiā家
de的
zuò作
pǐn品
chōng充
mǎn满
chuàng创
yì意
，
ràng让
guān观
zhòng众
zàn赞
tàn叹
bù不
yǐ已
。
The artist's works are full of creativity, leaving the audience in awe.
10
tā他
kàn看
jiàn见
dà大
xióng熊
māo猫
，
jīng惊
tàn叹
dì地
shuō说
：
“
zhēn真
kě可
ài爱
！
”
He saw the giant panda and exclaimed in amazement, 'So cute!'
Information
Traditional嘆
Radical口
Strokes5
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2054
Zhuyinㄊㄢˋ
Components—
UnicodeU+53F9
CangjieRO
☯️
Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
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