āi
shēng
tàn

idiom
common

Meaning of 唉声叹气

唉声叹气 means to sigh mournfully; to groan in despair. Pronounced āi shēng tàn qì.

  • to sigh mournfully; to groan in despair

Definitions & Examples

zuì
jìn
zǒng
shì
āi
shēng
tàn
 
zhī
dào
dào
le
shén
me
fán
xīn
shì
 

He has been sighing constantly lately, I wonder what troubles he's facing.

zhī
sài
luò
xuǎn
de
xiāo
hòu
 
zuò
zài
jiǎo
luò
āi
shēng
tàn
 

After learning he failed to make the competition team, he sat in the corner sighing mournfully.

Bié
zhěng
tiān
āi
shēng
tàn
de
 
xiǎng
bàn
jiě
jué
wèn
cái
shì
zhèng
jīng
shì
 

Stop groaning in despair all day, figuring out how to solve the problem is the real priority.

ma
kàn
zhe
shēng
bìng
de
hái
zi
 
rěn
zhù
āi
shēng
tàn
 

Looking at her sick child, Mom couldn't help but sigh with worry.

Miàn
duì
chén
zhòng
de
gōng
zuò
 
zhǐ
néng
kào
āi
shēng
tàn
lái
xiè
qíng
 

Faced with heavy work pressure, he could only vent his emotions by sighing repeatedly.