叹气

嘆氣

tànqì

verb HSK 6 #14,605

Meanings

1 to sigh; to heave a sigh

Characters

to sigh; to exclaim

air; breath; gas

To exhale a sighing breath — to sigh.

Examples

他看着成绩单叹了口气。

Tā kàn zhe chéngjìdān tàn le kǒuqì.

He looked at the report card and sighed.

别叹气了，事情会好起来的。

Bié tànqì le, shìqing huì hǎo qǐlái de.

Stop sighing; things will get better.

她无奈地叹了一口气。

Tā wúnài de tàn le yīkǒuqì.

She sighed helplessly.

Tips

usage

叹气 is the action, while 叹息 (tànxī) is more literary. Common pattern: 叹了（一）口气 = 'let out a sigh.' 唉声叹气 (āishēng tànqì) means 'to moan and groan' (sighing repeatedly).

Stroke Order

叹 tàn

气 qì