叹气
Old HSK 6
叹气 (tànqì) · to sigh
叹气 (tànqì) means “to sigh”. It is written with 2 characters: 叹 (to sigh) + 气 (air). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 叹气 is built
The characters
叹 tàn · to sigh
What 叹 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 又yòu — and
气 qì · air
What 气 is made of
- 亻rén — person
Origin hint: A person 亻 breathing air (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
她看着窗外叹气。Tā kànzhe chuāngwài tànqì.She sighed as she looked out of the window.
别总是叹气，办法会有的。Bié zǒngshì tànqì, bànfǎ huì yǒu de.Don't keep sighing, there'll be a way.
Questions about 叹气
What does 叹气 mean?
叹气 (tànqì) means “to sigh”.
How do you pronounce 叹气?
叹气 is pronounced tànqì.
Which HSK level is 叹气?
叹气 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 赞叹zàntànto admire
- 不客气bùkèqiyou are welcome
- 生气shēngqìangry
- 天气tiānqìweather
- 空气kōngqìair
- 气温qìwēnair temperature
- 气候qìhòuclimate
- 力气lìqiphysical strength
- 暖气nuǎnqìheating
- 气球qìqiúballoon
Learn 叹气 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 175: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.