Usage of the character 叹

to sigh
to exclaim

tàn

叹

[歎]

variant of 嘆／叹 (tàn)

tànxī

叹息

[嘆息]

to sigh; to gasp (in admiration)

bēitàn

悲叹

[悲嘆]

to bewail
to sigh mournfully
to lament

tànshǎng

叹赏

[嘆賞]

to admire
to express admiration

tànxī

叹惜

[嘆惜]

sigh of regret

bēitàn

悲叹

[悲歎]

to bewail
to sigh mournfully
to lament

kětàn

可叹

[可嘆]

lamentable
sad(ly)

tànqì

叹气

[嘆氣]

to sigh
to heave a sigh

mòtàn

默叹

[默嘆]

to admire inwardly

mòtàn

默叹

[默歎]

to admire inwardly

tànfú

叹服

[嘆服]

(to gasp) with admiration

tàncí

叹词

[嘆詞]

interjection
exclamation

āitàn

哀叹

[哀嘆]

to sigh
to lament
to bewail

yuàntàn

怨叹

[怨嘆]

to complain; to grumble

kǎitàn

慨叹

[慨嘆]

to sigh with regret
lament

tànhào

叹号

[歎號]

exclamation mark (punct.)

gǎntàn

感叹

[感嘆]

to sigh (with feeling)
to lament

zàntàn

赞叹

[讚嘆]

to exclaim in admiration

chángtàn

长叹

[長嘆]

long sigh
deep sigh

jīngtàn

惊叹

[驚嘆]

to exclaim in admiration
a gasp of surprise

gǎntànhào

感叹号

[感嘆號]

exclamation mark ! (punct.)

yǒngtàndiào

咏叹调

[詠嘆調]

aria

gǎntàncí

感叹词

[感嘆詞]

interjection (part of speech)
exclamation

gǎntànjù

感叹句

[感嘆句]

exclamation
exclamatory phrase

jīngtànhào

惊叹号

[驚嘆號]

exclamation mark ! (punct.)

gǎntànyǔ

感叹语

[感嘆語]

exclamation
expletive

lìngréntàn

令人叹

[令人嘆]

to astonish

tànkǒuqì

叹口气

[嘆口氣]

to sigh

zhīfénhuìtàn

芝焚蕙叹

[芝焚蕙嘆]

lit. when one grass burns the other grass sighs (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress

wàng'érxīngtàn

望而兴叹

[望而興嘆]

to look and sigh
to feel helpless
not knowing what to do

zhīfénhuìtàn

芝焚蕙叹

[芝焚蕙歎]

lit. when one grass burns the other grass sighs (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress

jīngtànbùyǐ

惊叹不已

[驚嘆不已]

to exclaim in astonishment

yǎngwūxīngtàn

仰屋兴叹

[仰屋興嘆]

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

zàntànbùyǐ

赞叹不已

[贊嘆不已]

to be full of praise (idiom)

tànwéiguānzhǐ

叹为观止

[嘆為觀止]

(idiom) to gasp in amazement
to acclaim as the peak of perfection

yīchàngsāntàn

一唱三叹

[一唱三嘆]

see 一倡三歎／一倡三叹 (yīchàngsāntàn)

fùzhīyītàn

付之一叹

[付之一歎]

to dismiss with a sigh (idiom); a hopeless case

fùzhīyītàn

付之一叹

[付之一嘆]

to dismiss with a sigh (idiom); a hopeless case

chángxūduǎntàn

长吁短叹

[長吁短嘆]

long moan and short gasp (idiom); continually moaning and groaning in pain

āishēngtànqì

唉声叹气

[唉聲嘆氣]

sighing voice, wailing breath (idiom)
to heave deep sighs
to sigh in despair

wàngyángxīngtàn

望洋兴叹

[望洋興嘆]

lit. to gaze at the ocean and lament one's inadequacy (idiom)
fig. to feel powerless and incompetent (to perform a task)

zìtànbùrú

自叹不如

[自嘆不如]

to consider oneself as being not as good as the others

yīchàngsāntàn

一倡三叹

[一倡三歎]

(of literature, music) deeply moving (idiom)