哀叹

哀嘆

āitàn

verb #43,914

Meanings

1 to sigh sorrowfully
2 to lament
3 to bewail

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

她哀叹自己的命运。

Tā āitàn zìjǐ de mìngyùn.

She lamented her own fate.

HSK 7-9

他望着废墟，不停地哀叹。

Tā wàng zhe fèixū, bùtíng de āitàn.

He looked at the ruins and sighed sorrowfully without stopping.

Tips

usage

Compare with 慨叹: 哀叹 is grief-tinged ('bewail'), while 慨叹 is reflective and tinged with regret over how things turned out.

Stroke Order

哀 āi

叹 tàn