感叹 (gǎn tàn) — to sigh with emotion; to exclaim in admiration or regret
Definition
感叹 covers BOTH sighing in regret AND exclaiming in admiration (see examples 1–3). Stronger/written vs 叹气 (just sighing), and broader than 惊叹 (admiration only). Near-synonym 感慨 overlaps but adds a tone of reflective feeling.
verb
to sigh with emotionto exclaim in admiration or regret
Examples
- ，感叹。Kàn dào zǔ guó de biàn huà, tā gǎn tàn bù yǐ.Seeing the changes in his homeland, he sighed with deep emotion.
- 感叹。Yóu kè men fēn fēn gǎn tàn dà zì rán de zhuàng lì.The tourists all exclaimed in admiration at the grandeur of nature.
- 感叹，。Tā gǎn tàn shí guāng fēi shì, zhuǎn yǎn yǐ shì zhōng nián.He lamented how time flies — in the blink of an eye he was already middle-aged.
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