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叹
嘆
tàn
1. to sigh
2. to gasp
3. to exclaim
Common • Top 7%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

叹
tàn
to sigh, to admire
HSK 6 5 丶

Compound Words (20)

可叹
kětàn
lamentable
哀叹
āitàn
to sigh
叹息
tànxī
to sigh
叹惜
tànxī
sigh of regret
叹服
tànfú
(to gasp) with admiration
叹气
tànqì
to sigh
HSK 6
叹词
tàncí
interjection
叹赏
tànshǎng
to admire
悲叹
bēitàn
to bewail
悲叹
bēitàn
to bewail
感叹
gǎntàn
to sigh (with feeling)
慨叹
kǎitàn
to sigh with regret
叹号
tànhào
exclamation mark (punct.)
赞叹
zàntàn
to sigh or gasp in admiration
HSK 6
长叹
chángtàn
long sigh
惊叹
jīngtàn
to exclaim in admiration
默叹
mòtàn
to admire inwardly
默叹
mòtàn
to admire inwardly
令人叹
lìngréntàn
to astonish
感叹句
gǎntànjù
exclamation

Alternate Entries

叹
tàn
variant of [[嘆|叹<tàn>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,298
Word Frequency Rank
6,259 of 84,292

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