叹气 (嘆氣)
tàn qì
Pinyin

Definition

叹气 (嘆氣)
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tàn qì
  1. to sigh
  2. to heave a sigh

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

人气
rén qì
  1. 1 popularity
  2. 2 personality
  3. 3 character
力气
lì qi
  1. 1 strength
  2. 2 classifier: 把 bǎ
勇气
yǒng qì
  1. 1 courage
  2. 2 valor
天气
tiān qì
  1. 1 weather
帅气
shuài qi
  1. 1 handsome
  2. 2 smart
  3. 3 dashing
  4. 4 elegant

Idioms (20)

一团和气
yī tuán hé qì
  1. 1 to keep on the right side of everyone (idiom)
  2. 2 warm and affable
一鼻孔出气
yī bí kǒng chū qì
  1. 1 lit. to breathe through the same nostril (idiom); fig. two people say exactly the same thing (usually derog.)
  2. 2 to sing from the same hymn sheet
上气不接下气
shàng qì bù jiē xià qì
  1. 1 out of breath (idiom)
  2. 2 to gasp for air
不蒸馒头争口气
bù zhēng mán tou zhēng kǒu qì
  1. 1 not to be crushed (idiom)
  2. 2 to be determined to have one's revenge
串通一气
chuàn tōng yī qì
  1. 1 to act in collusion (idiom)

Sample Sentences

到我们这把年纪，孩子就是全部。我不想跟别人接触，别人一提儿女我就忍不住伤心。逢年过节也不想出去，别人家是喜庆团圆，我们老两口却守着孩子的照片叹气，哎！
dào wǒmen zhè bǎ niánjì ，háizi jiùshì quánbù 。wǒ bù xiǎng gēn biérén jiēchù ，biérén yī tí érnǚ wǒ jiù rěnbuzhù shāngxīn 。féngniánguòjié yě bù xiǎng chūqù ，biérén jiā shì xǐqìng tuányuán ，wǒmen lǎoliǎngkǒu què shǒu zhe háizi de zhàopiàn tànqì ，ai ！
When you've reached my age, your children are everything. I don't want to come into contact with others; as soon as they bring up their children I can't contain my sadness. I don't like to go out during the holidays, either. Other families are celebrating joyous reunions while the two of us remain by the picture of our son sighing sadly. Ah!
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你怎么了？一回来就坐在沙发上唉声叹气？
nǐ zěnmele ？yī huílai jiù zuò zài shāfā shàng āishēngtànqì ？
What's wrong? You just got home and you're already on the couch moaning and groaning?
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你唉声叹气地做什么呀？炒股虽然风险大，但毕竟不是赌博，如果理智投资，还是会有收益的。
nǐ āishēngtànqì de zuò shénme yā ？chǎogǔ suīrán fēngxiǎn dà ，dàn bìjìng bù shì dǔbó ，rúguǒ lǐzhì tóuzī ，háishì huì yǒu shōuyì de 。
What are you complaining about? Although there's a lot of risk in playing the stock market, it's not gambling, after all. If you understand how to invest, you can make money.
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怎么在叹气呢？性感的兔女郎，让勇敢的骑士来帮你消除烦恼吧。
zěnme zài tànqì ne ？xìnggǎn de tùnǚláng ，ràng yǒnggǎn de qíshì lái bāng nǐ xiāochú fánnǎo ba 。
What are you sighing for? Sexy bunny lady, let the world's bravest knight dispel your worries.
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你怎么唉声叹气的？
nǐ zěnme āishēngtànqì de ？
What are you moaning and groaning about?
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