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叹息

tàn xī

2-character word Traditional 嘆息

What 叹息 means

1. to sigh; to gasp (in admiration)

The characters in 叹息

• 叹tànto sigh; to exclaim
• 息xībreath; news; interest (on an investment or loan)

Example sentences

• “我丢了钱包。”约翰叹息道。
  "wǒ diū le qiánbāo." Yuēhàn tànxī dào.
  "I've lost my wallet," John sighed.
• 要发生的已经发生了，你摇头叹息也没用。
  Yào fāshēng de yǐjīng fāshēng le, nǐ yáotóu tànxī yě méiyòng.
  What's happened has happened; there's no use in whining and complaining.

Sounds the same

Read tàn xī, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 叹惜sigh of regret