嘆
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tàn · to sigh, to admire

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14Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 嘆

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Example sentences

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Wǒ mén suǒ qǔ dé de chéng jiù lìng rén jīng tàn.我們所取得的成就令人驚嘆。

What we've accomplished is amazing.

Source: Tatoeba #13551886 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā tīng dào nà gè xiāo xī, shī wàng dì tàn le yì kǒu qì.她聽到那個消息,失望地嘆了一口氣。

When she heard the news, she sighed disappointedly.

Source: Tatoeba #708747 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yào fā shēng de yǐ jīng fā shēng le, nǐ yáo tóu tàn xī yě méi yòng.要發生的已經發生了,你搖頭嘆息也沒用。

What's happened has happened; there's no use in whining and complaining.

Source: Tatoeba #1552208 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 嘆 in context

  1. Say tàn, then recall the core meaning: to sigh, to admire.
  2. Write all 14 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 嘆 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.