Chinese word

感叹

Pronunciation

Pinyingǎn tàn

Meaning

  • verbsigh

Example

看到她的表现，我不禁感叹起来。kàn dào tā de biǎo xiàn wǒ bù jīn gǎn tàn qǐ lái

Seeing her performance, I couldn't help but sigh.

Illustration for 感叹 (sigh)

More examples

游客们对这座城市的风景频频感叹。yóu kè men duì zhè zuò chéng shì de fēng jǐng pín pín gǎn tàn

The tourists repeatedly marveled at the scenery of this city.

Core concept

A strong reaction to something remarkable is voiced as a sigh or reflective comment.

Common phrases

  • 不由得感叹bù yóu de gǎn tàn

    sigh involuntarily

  • 对美景感叹duì méi jǐng gǎn tàn

    marvel at the beautiful scenery

  • 感叹不已gǎn tàn bù yǐ

    sigh without end

Similar words

赞赏zàn shǎng: Expressing approval and appreciation for someone's actions, qualities, or value.
赞美zàn měi: Praising the good qualities or merits of someone or something in words.
惊叹jīng tàn: Showing strong surprise and admiration in spoken words.
感慨gán kǎi: Voicing deep emotion or reflection through a sigh or heartfelt remark.

Definition in Chinese

因惊讶、赞赏或感动而发出言语或声音，表示对事物的赞叹或感慨。yīn jīng yà zàn shǎng huò gǎn dòng ér fā chū yán yǔ huò shēng yīn biǎo shì duì shì wù de zàn tàn huò gán kǎi

Word origin

The compound joins 感 (gǎn, "feel") with 叹 (tàn, "sigh") to portray a feeling becoming an audible expression.

Usage tips

  • Short exclamations often sound more natural for an immediate spoken reaction, while this verb commonly reports a stronger response in reflective speech or writing.

Other meanings

  • marvelverb
  • admireverb

Opposites

  • 无视wú shìnot pay attention toverb
  • 漠视mò shìtreat with indifferenceverb

Related words

  • 感叹号gǎn tàn hàoexclamation pointnoun
  • 感叹词gǎn tàn cíinterjectionnoun
  • 感叹句gǎn tàn jùexclamatory sentencenoun

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