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叹 tàn

to sigh, to admire

Strokes
5
Level
HSK 6
Radical
口
Traditional
歎
Type
Ideograph
Made of 口又 ⿰口又

Memory hint: A mouth 口 exhaling 又

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Example sentences with 叹

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  1. 他叹了一口气。
    Tā tànle yì kǒu qì.
    He sighed.
    he sigh (particle) one (measure) breath
  2. 你为什么叹气?
    Nǐ wèishénme tàn qì?
    Why are you sighing?
    you why sigh
  3. 别老是叹气,事情会好起来的。
    Bié lǎoshì tàn qì, shìqing huì hǎo qǐlai de.
    Don't always sigh, things will get better.
    don't always sigh, matter will good-up (particle)
  4. 看到这个结果,他没有叹气,反而笑了。
    Kàndào zhège jiéguǒ, tā méiyǒu tàn qì, fǎn'ér xiào le.
    Seeing this result, he didn't sigh, but laughed instead.
    see this result, he not-have sigh, instead laugh (particle)
  5. 参观完展览后,大家都不禁赞叹这些作品的精美。
    Cānguānwán zhǎnlǎn hòu, dàjiā dōu bùjīn zàntàn zhèxiē zuòpǐn de jīngměi.
    After visiting the exhibition, everyone couldn't help but admire the exquisiteness of these works.
    visit-finish exhibition after, everyone all cannot-help admire these work (particle) exquisite

Words with 叹 (2)