叹
tàn
variant of 嘆|叹[tan4]
mouth (口) + hand gesture (又) = sigh or exclaim
The mouth opens to release breath, and the hand gestures to express what words alone cannot — the full body release of a sigh. Together they evoke the involuntary, almost physical act of sighing in admiration or sorrow.
他听完这个消息，轻轻地叹了一口气。
tā tīng wán zhè ge xiāo xi，qīng qīng de tàn le yī kǒu qì。
After hearing the news, he let out a soft sigh.
看到老房子被拆，她不禁感叹时间过得真快。
kàn dào lǎo fáng zi bèi chāi，tā bù jīn gǎn tàn shí jiān guò de zhēn kuài。
Seeing the old house torn down, she could not help but lament how fast time passes.
Words with 叹
长叹
cháng tàn
long sigh
长吁短叹
cháng xū duǎn tàn
long moan and short gasp (idiom); continually moaning and groaning in pain
默叹
mò tàn
to admire inwardly
惊叹
jīng tàn
to exclaim in admiration
惊叹不已
jīng tàn bù yǐ
to exclaim in astonishment
惊叹号
jīng tàn hào
exclamation mark ! (punct.)
一倡三叹
yī chàng sān tàn
(of literature, music) deeply moving (idiom)
一唱三叹
yī chàng sān tàn
see 一倡三歎|一倡三叹[yi1 chang4 san1 tan4]
自叹不如
zì tàn bù rú
to consider oneself as being not as good as the others
付之一叹
fù zhī yī tàn
to dismiss with a sigh (idiom); a hopeless case
仰屋兴叹
yǎng wū xīng tàn
to stare at the ceiling in despair
叹惜
tàn xī
sigh of regret