To sigh (with feeling) in Chinese: 感叹 (gǎn tàn)

gǎn tàn

to sigh (with feeling)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 感嘆1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to sigh (with feeling)
  2. 2to lament

Stroke order

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ㄍㄢˇ

gǎn

/ g/ anˇ/ third tone

ㄊㄢˋ

tàn

/ t/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

感叹

Simplified

感嘆

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 大家都感叹这座城市变化真大。

    dà jiā dōu gǎn tàn zhè zuò chéng shì biàn huà zhēn dà。

    Everyone marveled at how much the city had changed.

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