叹
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tàn · to sigh, to admire

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5Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 叹

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tànWords pronounced tàn
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Example sentences

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“ a!” shì yí gè gǎn tàn cí.“啊!”是一个感叹词。

"Ah!" is an interjection.

Source: Tatoeba #501433 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Gǎn tàn hào shì biāo diǎn fú hào.感叹号是标点符号。

An exclamation mark is a punctuation mark.

Source: Tatoeba #8842862 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men gǎn tàn zhè měi jǐng.我们感叹这美景。

We admired the beauty of the scenery.

Source: Tatoeba #1946809 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Kàn jiàn zhè fù jǐng xiàng, wǒ bùjīn tàn le kǒu qì.看见这副景象,我不禁叹了口气。

Seeing this scene, I couldn’t help but sigh.

Source: Tatoeba #2367624 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ dà shēng tàn le kǒu qì.汤姆大声叹了口气。

Tom let out a big sigh.

Source: Tatoeba #8933579 · CC BY 2.0 FR
“ wǒ diū le qián bāo.” yuē hàn tàn xī dào.“我丢了钱包。”约翰叹息道。

"I've lost my wallet," John sighed.

Source: Tatoeba #5550005 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 叹 in context

  1. Say tàn, then recall the core meaning: to sigh, to admire.
  2. Write all 5 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 感叹 (gǎn tàn), meaning “to sigh”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 叹 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.