长吁短叹
cháng xū duǎn tàn · long moan and short gasp (idiom); continually moaning and groaning in pain
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 长吁短叹
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
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long; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte; (bound form) to be good at; (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4])
短duǎnshort; brief; to lack; weak point; fault
短裤duǎnkùshort pants; shorts
校长xiàozhǎng(college, university) president; headmaster; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
短信duǎnxìntext message; SMS
队长duìzhǎngcaptain; team leader; CL:個|个[ge4]