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Pīnyīn
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HSK
to sigh (with feeling) / to lament
HSK 7-9
to exclaim in admiration / a gasp of surprise
HSK 7-9
to exclaim in admiration
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *嘆* | 嘆* | *嘆
to sigh / to exclaim
lamentable / sad(ly)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *歎* | 歎* | *歎
variant of 嘆|叹
long moan and short gasp (idiom); continually moaning and groaning in pain
lit. to gaze at the ocean and lament one's inadequacy (idiom) / fig. to feel powerless and incompetent (to perform a task)
to sigh / to lament / to bewail
to sigh with regret / lament
to bewail / to sigh mournfully / to lament
lit. when one grass burns the other grass sighs (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress
to bewail / to sigh mournfully / to lament
to stare at the ceiling in despair / to find no way out / nothing you can do about it / at the end of one's wits
to dismiss with a sigh (idiom); a hopeless case
to admire inwardly
to admire inwardly
long sigh / deep sigh
to sigh (in dismay, admiration etc)
to complain; to grumble
(of literature, music) deeply moving (idiom)
to dismiss with a sigh (idiom); a hopeless case
to astonish
lit. when one grass burns the other grass sighs (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress


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