Definition & Meaning

sigh with emotion/feeling

Word usage

gǎn tàn

感 叹

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v.sigh with emotion/feeling
- gǎn tàn bù zhǐ
  感叹不止
  repeatedly sigh with emotion
- shī liàn de gǎn tàn
  失恋的感叹
  a lament for lost love
- lǎo shī men cháng cháng gǎn tàn xué shēng men quē fá zūn shī zhòng jiào de jīng shen
  老师们常常感叹学生们缺乏尊师重教的精神。
  Teachers often bemoan the lack of respect from students.
synonym
gǎn kǎi感慨 tàn xī叹息 gǎn chù感触 xī xū唏嘘 kǎi tàn慨叹 kuì tàn喟叹 gǎn kuì感喟
antonym
lěng mò冷漠

Word usage

Note
"感叹" is different from "感慨". "感慨" is mostly used when feeling new and nostalgic; "感叹" is often used to sigh when touched by sceneries.

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