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叹息 (tàn xī): Sigh (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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叹 • tàn • to sigh, to exclaim
tàn
叹
to sigh, to exclaim
息 • xī • to rest, to cease, breath
xī
息
to rest, to cease, breath
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 叹息.
Words with
叹
叹气
tàn qì
sigh
赞叹
zàn tàn
gasp in admiration; highly praise
惊叹
jīng tàn
Exclaim in surprise / Marvel
感叹
gǎn tàn
Sigh / Exclaim
叹为观止
tàn wéi guān zhǐ
to acclaim as the peak of perfection, to gasp in admiration
赞叹不已
zàn tàn bù yǐ
to be full of praise (idiom)
长吁短叹
chángxū duǎn tàn
to sigh deeply; to moan and groan
Words with
息
休息
xiū xi
to rest
信息
xìn xī
news; information
消息
xiāo xi
news
利息
lì xī
interest rate
作息
zuòxī
work and rest
出息
chū xi
promise; prospects; future
川流不息
chuān liú bù xī
a continuous flow
喘息
chuǎn xī
Pant / gasp
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Example Sentences with 叹息
tā
他
tàn
叹
xī
息
le
了
yī
一
shēng
声
。
He let out a sigh.
tīng
听
dào
到
huài
坏
xiāo
消
xī
息
，
tā
她
rěn
忍
bù
不
zhù
住
tàn
叹
xī
息
。
Upon hearing the bad news, she couldn't help but sigh.
