叹 tàn
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
叹气
tànqì
to sigh
Characters in this word
气 qì
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 气 — air, gas
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 听完审计结果后，他没有辩解，只是低头叹气。 Tīng wán shěnjì jiéguǒ hòu, tā méiyǒu biànjiě, zhǐshì dītóu tànqì. After hearing the audit results, he did not argue; he merely lowered his head and sighed.
- 看到考试成绩，她忍不住连连叹气。 Kàndào kǎoshì chéngjì, tā rěnbuzhù liánlián tànqì. Seeing the exam results, she could not help sighing again and again.
- 遇到困难别光叹气，先想想办法。 Yùdào kùnnán bié guāng tànqì, xiān xiǎngxiang bànfǎ. When you run into difficulties, do not just sigh — think of a solution first.
Related words
- 感叹 gǎntàn to sigh; to exclaim with feeling
- 惊叹 jīngtàn to marvel at; to exclaim in admiration
- 赞叹 zàntàn to exclaim in admiration; to praise
- 不客气 búkèqi you're welcome
- 生气 shēngqì angry; to get angry
- 天气 tiānqì weather
- 空气 kōngqì air
- 气 qì air; anger
- 气温 qìwēn air temperature
- 气候 qìhòu climate
- 力气 lìqi strength
- 暖气 nuǎnqì heating