Meaning
to sigh
Chinese: 叹气、感叹。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “tan” becomes a different word in each tone. 叹 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 赞叹zàn tànto exclaim in admiration
- 叹气tàn qìto sigh; to heave a sigh
- 惊叹jīng tànto exclaim in admiration; a gasp of surprise
- 感叹gǎn tànto sigh (with feeling); to lament
- 赞叹不已zàn tàn bù yǐ(idiom) to be full of praise and admiration; to marvel endlessly; to be in awe
Example Sentence
看到这美丽的景色，他不禁感叹起来。Kàn dào zhè měi lì de jǐng sè, tā bù jīn gǎn tàn qǐ lái.Seeing this beautiful scenery, he could not help but sigh in admiration.
看到Kàn dàoto see这zhèthis美丽měi lìbeautiful的deof景色jǐng sèscenery，他tāhe不禁bù jīncan't help (doing sth)感叹gǎn tànto sigh (with feeling)起来qǐ láito stand up。