长吁短叹

tā zài chuáng shang fān lái fù qù jīng cháng cháng xū duǎn tàn

他在床上翻来覆去，经常长吁短叹。

He tossed about in bed, moaning and groaning from time to time.

bù xū yào cháng xū duǎn tàn

不需要长吁短叹。

There's no need to moan and groan like that.

tā tū rán tīng jiàn yǒu rén zài mǔ dān tíng páng cháng xū duǎn tàn

他突然听见有人在牡丹亭旁长吁短叹。

Suddenly he heard a rustle in the peony pavilion and someone sighing deeply.

cūn li de rén gàn huó shí dōu xīn bù zài yān yě hěn shǎo shuō huà jiù bù tíng de cháng xū duǎn tàn

村里的人干活时都心不在焉，也很少说话，就不停地长吁短叹。

The villagers conducted their concerns with an absent air, and talked little, but they sighed often.

tā zài wǒ páng biān cháng xū duǎn tàn

他在我旁边长吁短叹。

He huffed and sighed next to me.