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长吁短叹 (cháng xū duǎn tàn): To sigh deeply — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

长吁短叹 consists of 4 characters.

to sigh; to exhale; an interjection expressing surprise or appeal

to sigh, to exclaim

Word Info

Pinyincháng xū duǎn tàn

Meaningto sigh deeply; to moan and groan

Characters4

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HSK 3.0—

Syntax—

Word长吁短叹

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 长吁短叹.

Words with 长

校长xiào zhǎngHSK 3
增长zēng zhǎngHSK 4
家长jiā zhǎngHSK 4
长城Cháng chéngHSK 4
长江Cháng jiāngHSK 4
队长duì zhǎngHSK 4
院长yuàn zhǎngHSK 4
延长yán chángHSK 5

Words with 吁

呼吁hū yùHSK 6

Words with 短

短裤duǎn kùHSK 3
短信duǎn xìnHSK 4
短处duǎn chùHSK 5
短期duǎn qīHSK 5
缩短suō duǎnHSK 5
短促duǎn cùHSK 6
短缺duǎn quēHSK 6
长短

Words with 叹

叹气tàn qìHSK 6
赞叹zàn tànHSK 6
惊叹jīng tànHSK 7-9
感叹gǎn tànHSK 7-9
赞叹不已zàn tàn bù yǐ

cháng duǎn

HSK 6

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Example Sentences with 长吁短叹

Tā他

zuì最

jìn近

zǒng总

shì是

cháng长

xū吁

duǎn短

tàn叹

，

hǎo好

xiàng像

yù遇

dào到

le了

shén什

me么

fán烦

xīn心

shì事

。

He has been sighing deeply and moaning a lot lately, as if he has encountered something troubling.