望而興嘆 wàng ér xīng tàn

to feel helpless; not knowing what to do; to look and sigh

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to feel helpless
  2. 2. not knowing what to do
  3. 3. to look and sigh

Characters

Character Meaning
望 wàng HSK 2
to hope; to expect; to look towards
而 ér HSK 3
and; but (not); (indicates contrast)
興 xīng
interest in sth; feeling or desire to do sth; excitement
嘆 tàn
to sigh; to exclaim; variant of 嘆tàn