"To sigh" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 叹气 | tàn qì | to sigh / to heave a sigh |   |
| 叹息 | tàn xī | to sigh / to gasp (in admiration) | |
| 感叹 | gǎn tàn | to sigh (with feeling) / to lament | |
| 唏嘘 | xī xū | (onom.) to sigh / to sob | |
| 哀叹 | āi tàn | to sigh / to lament / to bewail | |
| 唉 |  āi | interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!) / to sigh | |
| 慨 | kǎi | indignant / generous / to sigh (with emotion) | |
| 喟 | kuì | to sigh | |
| 感遇 | gǎn yù | gratitude for good treatment / to sigh / to lament | |
| 望而兴叹 | wàng ér xīng tàn | to sigh (in dismay, admiration etc) | |
| 欸 | ǎi | (Tw) (literary) to rebuke loudly / (Tw) (literary) to sigh / used in 欸乃[ai3nai3] | |
| 咨嗟 | zī jiē | (literary) to sigh / to heave a sigh / (literary) to gasp in admiration | |
| 嚝 | hōng | to sigh / sound of a drum | |
| 叹口气 | tàn kǒu qì | to sigh | |
