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

他悲叹自己一生的不幸。

Tā bēitàn zìjǐ yìshēng de búxìng.

He lamented the misfortunes of his entire life.

母亲悲叹着失去的孩子。

Mǔqīn bēitàn zhe shīqù de háizi.

The mother lamented for her lost child.

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 (tànqì 'to sigh') or 感叹 (gǎntàn 'to exclaim with feeling') is more common.

Stroke Order

悲 bēi

叹 tàn