sigh with emotion; lament with deep feeling
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to sigh with deep emotion; to lament or reflect with feeling
literaryUsed to express a profound emotional response, often to changes in life, time, or situations. Common in both spoken and written contexts, though the single-character verb form is more literary.
Kàn看
dào到
lǎo老
zhào照
piàn片
，
tā他
bù不
jīn禁
gǎn感
kǎi慨
wàn万
fēn分
。
Seeing the old photos, he couldn't help but sigh with endless emotion.
Gù故
dì地
chóng重
yóu游
，
wù物
shì是
rén人
fēi非
，
lìng令
rén人
gǎn感
kǎi慨
bù不
yǐ已
。
Revisiting the old place, the scenery remains but the people are gone, making one lament endlessly.
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Tā他
zài在
shū书
zhōng中
gǎn感
kǎi慨
le了
rén人
shēng生
de的
wú无
cháng常
。
In his book, he lamented the impermanence of life.
Tán谈
qǐ起
wǎng往
shì事
，
lǎo老
rén人
zhǐ只
shì是
yáo摇
tóu头
gǎn感
kǎi慨
。
Speaking of the past, the old man just shook his head and sighed with feeling.