唉声叹气

唉聲嘆氣

āishēng-tànqì

idiom #38,907

Meanings

HSK 3

他整天唉声叹气，什么也不做。

Tā zhěngtiān āishēng-tànqì, shénme yě bú zuò.

He sighs and groans all day and does nothing.

HSK 3

别再唉声叹气了，想办法解决问题吧。

Bié zài āishēng-tànqì le, xiǎng bànfǎ jiějué wèntí ba.

Stop sighing and figure out how to solve the problem.

usage

Used disapprovingly - implies passive self-pity rather than genuine grief. Often paired with 无精打采 to describe a demoralized person.

唉 ài

声 shēng

叹 tàn

气 qì