唉声叹气 āi shēng tàn qì

to heave deep sighs; to sigh in despair

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 38433rd word

Definitions

  1. 1. to heave deep sighs
  2. 2. to sigh in despair
  3. 3. sighing voice, wailing breath (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
唉 āi HSK 5
sigh of regret or complaint; oh dear
声 shēng HSK 3
sound; voice; noise
叹 tàn HSK 6
to sigh; to exclaim; variant of 嘆tàn
气 qì HSK 1
to get angry; air; gas