to sigh with emotion
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to sigh with deep feeling or lamentation
literaryA formal, literary term describing a profound sigh expressing strong emotions like regret, sorrow, admiration, or helplessness.
Miàn面
duì对
lì历
shǐ史
de的
biàn变
qiān迁
，
tā他
bù不
jìn禁
kuì喟
tàn叹
bù不
yǐ已
。
Facing the changes of history, he couldn't help but sigh deeply and continuously.
Dú读
dào到
yīng英
xióng雄
mò末
lù路
de的
jié结
jú局
，
lǎo老
rén人
kuì喟
tàn叹
mìng命
yùn运
de的
cán残
kù酷
。
Reading about the hero's tragic end, the old man sighed in lamentation at the cruelty of fate.
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Wàng望
zhe着
yǎn眼
qián前
pò破
bài败
de的
jiā家
yuán园
，
tā他
wéi唯
yǒu有
kuì喟
tàn叹
。
Looking at the ruined homeland before him, he could only sigh with emotion.