長吁短嘆 cháng xū duǎn tàn

to sigh again and again; to keep moaning

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. long moan and short gasp (idiom); continually moaning and groaning in pain

Characters

Character Meaning
長 cháng
to grow; to develop; to increase
吁 xū HSK 6
sh; hush; variant of 籲yù
短 duǎn HSK 3
short; brief; to lack
嘆 tàn
to sigh; to exclaim; variant of 嘆tàn