jiē

嗟

Character · Interjection · Verb

hail; sigh

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

interjection

hail; hey

literary

An archaic or classical literary interjection used to get someone's attention.

Jiē嗟
 ！
Ěr尔
lái来
qián前
 。

Hey! Come here.

Jiē嗟
hū乎
 ！
Shí时
yùn运
bù不
jì齐
 ，
mìng命
tú途
duō多
chuǎn舛
 。

Alas! The times are unfavorable, and fate is full of twists and turns.

2.

verb

to sigh; to lament

literary

Used in classical Chinese and literary works to express sorrow, regret, or lamentation.

Tā他
dú独
zuò坐
jiāng江
biān边
 ，
jiē嗟
tàn叹
bù不
yǐ已
 。

He sat alone by the river, sighing incessantly.

Kōng空
zì自
jiē嗟
yuàn怨
 ，
yú于
shì事
wú无
bǔ补
 。

Empty lamentation is of no help to the matter.

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Shī诗
rén人
zài在
shī诗
zhōng中
jiē嗟
shāng伤
shí时
guāng光
liú流
shì逝
 。

The poet laments the passage of time in his poem.