感叹 (gǎn tàn) — to sigh with emotion; to exclaim in admiration or regret

Definición

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

Ejemplos

  • 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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