叹气
tàn qì
Pinyin

Definition

叹气
 - 
tàn qì
  1. to sigh
  2. to heave a sigh

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

rén qì
  1. 1 popularity
  2. 2 personality
  3. 3 character
lì qi
  1. 1 strength
  2. 2 CL:把[bǎ]
yǒng qì
  1. 1 courage
  2. 2 valor
tiān qì
  1. 1 weather
shuài qi
  1. 1 handsome
  2. 2 smart
  3. 3 dashing
  4. 4 elegant
gǎn tàn
  1. 1 to sigh (with feeling)
  2. 2 to lament
shǒu qì
  1. 1 luck (in gambling)
  1. 1 gas
  2. 2 air
  3. 3 smell
  4. 4 weather
  5. 5 to make angry
  6. 6 to annoy
  7. 7 to get angry
  8. 8 vital energy
  9. 9 qi
qì xī
  1. 1 breath
  2. 2 smell
  3. 3 odor
  4. 4 flavor
qì sǐ
  1. 1 to infuriate
  2. 2 to be furious
  3. 3 to die from an excess of anger
qì fēn
  1. 1 atmosphere
  2. 2 mood
qì wēn
  1. 1 air temperature
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
qì xiàng
  1. 1 meteorological feature
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
  3. 3 meteorology
  4. 4 atmosphere
  5. 5 ambience
  6. 6 scene
qì zhì
  1. 1 temperament
  2. 2 personality traits
  3. 3 manners
shēng qì
  1. 1 to get angry
  2. 2 to take offense
  3. 3 angry
  4. 4 vitality
  5. 5 liveliness
kōng qì
  1. 1 air
  2. 2 atmosphere
jié qi
  1. 1 solar term
pí qi
  1. 1 character
  2. 2 temperament
  3. 3 disposition
  4. 4 bad temper
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
yùn qi
  1. 1 luck (good or bad)
bà qì
  1. 1 imperious
  2. 2 aggressive
  3. 3 assertive
  4. 4 dictatorial manner
  5. 5 boldness
  6. 6 CL:股[gǔ]

Idioms (20)

一团和气
yī tuán hé qì
  1. 1 to keep on the right side of everyone (idiom)
  2. 2 warm and affable
一鼻孔出气
yī bí kǒng chū qì
  1. 1 lit. to breathe through the same nostril (idiom); fig. two people say exactly the same thing (usually derog.)
  2. 2 to sing from the same hymn sheet
上气不接下气
shàng qì bù jiē xià qì
  1. 1 out of breath (idiom)
  2. 2 to gasp for air
不蒸馒头争口气
bù zhēng mán tou zhēng kǒu qì
  1. 1 not to be crushed (idiom)
  2. 2 to be determined to have one's revenge
串通一气
chuàn tōng yī qì
  1. 1 to act in collusion (idiom)
付之一叹
fù zhī yī tàn
  1. 1 to dismiss with a sigh (idiom); a hopeless case
付之一叹
fù zhī yī tàn
  1. 1 to dismiss with a sigh (idiom); a hopeless case
勇气可嘉
yǒng qì kě jiā
  1. 1 to deserve praise for one's courage (idiom)
和气生财
hé qì shēng cái
  1. 1 (idiom) amiability makes you rich
和气致祥
hé qì zhì xiáng
  1. 1 (idiom) amiability leads to harmony
唉声叹气
āi shēng tàn qì
  1. 1 sighing voice, wailing breath (idiom)
  2. 2 to heave deep sighs
  3. 3 to sigh in despair
喜气洋洋
xǐ qì yáng yáng
  1. 1 full of joy (idiom); jubilation
叹为观止
tàn wéi guān zhǐ
  1. 1 (idiom) to gasp in amazement
  2. 2 to acclaim as the peak of perfection
垂头丧气
chuí tóu sàng qì
  1. 1 hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected
  2. 2 crestfallen
年轻气盛
nián qīng qì shèng
  1. 1 full of youthful vigor (idiom)
  2. 2 in the prime of youth
心平气和
xīn píng qì hé
  1. 1 tranquil and even-tempered (idiom); calmly and without stress
心烦气躁
xīn fán qì zào
  1. 1 agitated
  2. 2 annoyed (idiom)
忍气吞声
rěn qì tūn shēng
  1. 1 to submit to humiliation (idiom); to suffer in silence
  2. 2 to swallow one's anger
  3. 3 to grin and bear it
怒气冲冲
nù qì chōng chōng
  1. 1 spitting anger (idiom); in a rage
怯声怯气
qiè shēng qiè qì
  1. 1 to speak in a frightened voice that lacks courage (idiom)

Sample Sentences

到我们这把年纪,孩子就是全部。我不想跟别人接触,别人一提儿女我就忍不住伤心。逢年过节也不想出去,别人家是喜庆团圆,我们老两口却守着孩子的照片叹气,哎!
dào wǒmen zhè bǎ niánjì ,háizi jiùshì quánbù 。wǒ bù xiǎng gēn biérén jiēchù ,biérén yī tí érnǚ wǒ jiù rěnbuzhù shāngxīn 。féngniánguòjié yě bù xiǎng chūqù ,biérén jiā shì xǐqìng tuányuán ,wǒmen lǎoliǎngkǒu què shǒu zhe háizi de zhàopiàn tànqì ,ai !
When you've reached my age, your children are everything. I don't want to come into contact with others; as soon as they bring up their children I can't contain my sadness. I don't like to go out during the holidays, either. Other families are celebrating joyous reunions while the two of us remain by the picture of our son sighing sadly. Ah!
你怎么了?一回来就坐在沙发上唉声叹气?
nǐ zěnmele ?yī huílai jiù zuò zài shāfā shàng āishēngtànqì ?
What's wrong? You just got home and you're already on the couch moaning and groaning?
你唉声叹气地做什么呀?炒股虽然风险大,但毕竟不是赌博,如果理智投资,还是会有收益的。
nǐ āishēngtànqì de zuò shénme yā ?chǎogǔ suīrán fēngxiǎn dà ,dàn bìjìng bù shì dǔbó ,rúguǒ lǐzhì tóuzī ,háishì huì yǒu shōuyì de 。
What are you complaining about? Although there's a lot of risk in playing the stock market, it's not gambling, after all. If you understand how to invest, you can make money.
怎么在叹气呢?性感的兔女郎,让勇敢的骑士来帮你消除烦恼吧。
zěnme zài tànqì ne ?xìnggǎn de tùnǚláng ,ràng yǒnggǎn de qíshì lái bāng nǐ xiāochú fánnǎo ba 。
What are you sighing for? Sexy bunny lady, let the world's bravest knight dispel your worries.
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你怎么唉声叹气的?
nǐ zěnme āishēngtànqì de ?
What are you moaning and groaning about?
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