哀叹

哀嘆

āitàn

verb #43,914

Meanings

1 to sigh sorrowfully
2 to lament
3 to bewail

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Examples

她哀叹自己的命运。

Tā āitàn zìjǐ de mìngyùn.

She lamented her own fate.

他望着废墟,不停地哀叹。

Tā wàngzhe fèixū, bùtíng de āitàn.

He looked at the ruins and sighed sorrowfully without stopping.

Tips

usage

Compare with 慨叹 (kǎitàn): 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