to sigh sadly; to lament
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to sigh or cry out sadly; to lament; to bemoan
literaryOften describes a deep feeling of sorrow or regret, used in both literary and everyday contexts to express sadness about a situation or one's own misfortune.
Tā他
kàn看
zhe着
chuāng窗
wài外
，
dú独
zì自
āi哀
tàn叹
mìng命
yùn运
de的
kǎn坎
kě坷
。
He looked out the window and sighed sadly alone over the hardships of fate.
Lǎo老
rén人
āi哀
tàn叹
zì自
jǐ己
yī一
shēng生
de的
bù不
xìng幸
zāo遭
yù遇
。
The old man lamented the misfortunes he had encountered throughout his life.
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Gù故
shi事
yǐ以
zhǔ主
rén人
gōng公
de的
āi哀
tàn叹
jié结
wěi尾
，
yǐn引
rén人
shēn深
sī思
。
The story ends with the protagonist's lament, which provokes deep thought.
Tā他
zǒng总
shì是
zài在
āi哀
tàn叹
méi没
yǒu有
zhuā抓
zhù住
guò过
qù去
de的
jī机
huì会
。
He is always lamenting that he didn't seize past opportunities.
Bú不
yào要
zhǐ只
shì是
āi哀
tàn叹
shī失
bài败
，
ér而
yào要
cóng从
shī失
bài败
zhōng中
xué学
xí习
。
Don't just lament failure; learn from it.