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叹

tàn

HSK 6 Character Traditional 嘆

What 叹 means

1. to sigh
2. to exclaim

Other readings

叹 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• tànvariant of {叹|tàn}

Example sentences

• 我们感叹这美景。
  Wǒmen gǎntàn zhè měijǐng.
  We admired the beauty of the scenery.
• 感叹号是标点符号。
  Gǎntànhào shì biāodiǎn fúhào.
  An exclamation mark is a punctuation mark.
• 汤姆大声叹了口气。
  Tom let out a big sigh.
• “啊！”是一个感叹词。
  "Ah!" is an interjection.
• 我们所取得的成就令人惊叹。
  What we've accomplished is amazing.
• “我丢了钱包。”约翰叹息道。
  "wǒ diū le qiánbāo." Yuēhàn tànxī dào.
  "I've lost my wallet," John sighed.

Words starting with 叹

• 叹气tàn qìto sigh; to heave a sigh
• 叹息tàn xīto sigh; to gasp (in admiration)
• 叹为观止tàn wéi guān zhǐ(idiom) to gasp in amazement; to acclaim as the peak of perfection
• 叹服tàn fú(to gasp) with admiration
• 叹惜tàn xīsigh of regret
• 叹号tàn hàoexclamation point; exclamation mark (!)
• 叹词tàn cíinterjection; exclamation
• 叹赏tàn shǎngto admire; to express admiration
• 叹口气tàn kǒu qìto sigh

Words containing 叹

• 赞叹zàn tànto exclaim in admiration
• 感叹gǎn tànto sigh (with feeling); to lament
• 惊叹jīng tànto exclaim in admiration; a gasp of surprise
• 长叹cháng tànlong sigh; deep sigh
• 慨叹kǎi tànto sigh with regret; lament
• 哀叹āi tànto sigh; to lament; to bewail
• 唉声叹气āi shēng tàn qìsighing voice, wailing breath (idiom); to heave deep sighs; to sigh in despair
• 可叹kě tànlamentable; sad(ly)
• 咏叹调yǒng tàn diàoaria
• 悲叹bēi tànto bewail; to sigh mournfully; to lament
• 惊叹不已jīng tàn bù yǐto exclaim in astonishment
• 怨叹yuàn tànto complain; to grumble
• 默叹mò tànto admire inwardly
• 感叹句gǎn tàn jùexclamation; exclamatory phrase
• 感叹号gǎn tàn hàoexclamation point; exclamation mark (!)
• 感叹词gǎn tàn cíinterjection (part of speech); exclamation
• 感叹语gǎn tàn yǔexclamation; expletive
• 惊叹号jīng tàn hàoexclamation point; exclamation mark (!)
• 仰屋兴叹yǎng wū xīng tànto stare at the ceiling in despair; to find no way out; nothing you can do about it
• 望洋兴叹wàng yáng xīng tàn(lit.) to gaze at the ocean and lament one's inadequacy (idiom)…
• 望而兴叹wàng ér xīng tànto sigh (in dismay, admiration etc)
• 自叹不如zì tàn bù rúto consider oneself as being not as good as the others
• 赞叹不已zàn tàn bù yǐ(idiom) to be full of praise and admiration; to marvel endlessly; to be in awe
• 长吁短叹cháng xū duǎn tànlong moan and short gasp (idiom); continually moaning and groaning in pain

Characters that look like 叹

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 收shōuto receive; to accept; to collect
• 吸xīto breathe; to suck in; to absorb
• 帆fānsail; Taiwan pr. fán, except 帆布
• 阪bǎnslope; hillside
• 吆yāoto shout; to bawl; to yell (to urge on an animal)
• 叱chìto scold; shout at; to hoot at

Sounds the same

Read tàn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 炭wood charcoal; coal
• 探to explore; to search out; to scout
• 碳carbon (chemistry)
• 宕used in 宕昌