望而兴叹 (望而興嘆)
wàng ér xīng tàn
Pinyin
Definition
望而兴叹 (望而興嘆)
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- to look and sigh
- to feel helpless
- not knowing what to do
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 and
- 2 as well as
- 3 and so
- 4 but (not)
- 5 yet (not)
- 6 (indicates causal relation)
- 7 (indicates change of state)
- 8 (indicates contrast)
- 1 to look up at
- 2 to look up to sb hopefully
- 1 instead
- 2 on the contrary
- 3 contrary (to expectations)
- 1 therefore
- 2 as a result
- 3 thus
- 4 and as a result, ...
Idioms (20)
一哄而散
- 1 to disperse in confusion (idiom)
一拥而入
- 1 to swarm in (of people etc) (idiom)
一望无垠
- 1 to stretch as far as the eye can see (idiom)
一望无际
- 1 as far as the eye can see (idiom)
一望而知
- 1 to be evident at a glance (idiom)