悲叹

悲嘆

bēitàn

verb #36,534

Meanings

1 to lament
2 to bewail
3 to sigh mournfully

Characters

to sigh; to exclaim

Examples

HSK 3

母亲悲叹着失去的孩子。

Mǔqīn bēitàn zhe shīqù de háizi.

The mother lamented for her lost child.

HSK 5

他悲叹自己一生的不幸。

Tā bēitàn zìjǐ yìshēng de búxìng.

He lamented the misfortunes of his entire life.

Tips

register

悲叹 is literary and emotionally heavy - fine for novels, poetry, eulogies, and dramatic speech. In everyday spoken Chinese, the lighter 叹气 ('to sigh') or 感叹 ('to exclaim with feeling') is more common.

Stroke Order

悲 bēi

叹 tàn