唉声叹气 (āi shēng tàn qì) — to sigh in distress; to moan and groan

Definition

Examples

• 他最近总是唉声叹气，好像有什么心事。
  Tā zuì jìn zǒng shì āi shēng tàn qì, hǎo xiàng yǒu shén me xīn shì.
  He's been sighing all the time lately, as if something is on his mind.
• 遇到困难时，不要只顾着唉声叹气，要想办法解决。
  Yù dào kùn nan shí, bú yào zhǐ gù zhe āi shēng tàn qì, yào xiǎng bàn fǎ jiě jué.
  When you encounter difficulties, don't just moan and groan; think of a way to solve them.
• 听到这个消息后，她坐在那里唉声叹气了很久。
  Tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi hòu, tā zuò zài nà lǐ āi shēng tàn qì le hěn jiǔ.
  After hearing the news, she sat there sighing in distress for a long time.