叹息 meaning in English
to sigh; to gasp (in admiration)
Traditional 嘆息15 strokes
Meaning of 叹息
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tànxī
- to sigh; to gasp (in admiration)
叹息 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
“我丢了钱包。”约翰叹息道。
"I've lost my wallet," John sighed.
要发生的已经发生了，你摇头叹息也没用。
What's happened has happened; there's no use in whining and complaining.
Stroke order for each character
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叹 tàn · to sigh · 5 strokes
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息 xī · to end · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 叹息.
| 休息 | xiūxi | rest; to rest |
| 信息 | xìnxī | information; news; message |
| 消息 | xiāoxi | (piece of) news; information; message |
| 利息 | lìxī | interest (on a loan) |
| 叹气 | tànqì | to sigh; to heave a sigh |
| 窒息 | zhìxī | to choke; to stifle |
| 气息 | qìxī | breath; smell |
| 平息 | píngxī | (of wind etc) to subside; to die down; to quell; to smooth over (a dispute etc) |
| 喘息 | chuǎnxī | to gasp for breath; to take a breather |
| 出息 | chūxi | to yield interest, profit etc; to exhale (Buddhism) |
| 惊叹 | jīngtàn | to exclaim in admiration; a gasp of surprise |
| 感叹 | gǎntàn | to sigh (with feeling); to lament |
Questions about 叹息
What does 叹息 mean?
叹息 (tànxī) means "to sigh; to gasp (in admiration)".
How do you write 叹息?
叹息 is made of 2 characters: 叹 (5 strokes), 息 (10 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
How is 叹息 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 叹息 is written 嘆息.