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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

唉声叹气 [āishēngtànqì]
  1. 1. sigh deeply

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

唉声叹气 [āishēngtànqì]
  1. 1. [Chinese idiom] heave deep sighs (of grief, worry or anguish); moan and groan
    不要受了一点挫折就唉声叹气
    Don't moan and groan because of a little setback.
    她怎么整天唉声叹气,愁眉苦脸的?
    Why is she looking so depressed and sighing all the time?
    他没考上大学,妈妈为此整天唉声叹气
    你整天唉声叹气是解决不了问题的,快想想办法吧。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

唉声叹气 [āishēngtànqì]
  1. 1. 因苦闷、忧伤而发出一声声叹息。
  2. 2. "唉"不要误写作"哀"。

Examples

不要受了一点挫折就唉声叹气
Don't moan and groan because of a little setback. 唉声叹气
她怎么整天唉声叹气,愁眉苦脸的?
Why is she looking so depressed and sighing all the time? 唉声叹气
她成天愁眉不展,唉声叹气的。
She looked terribly distressed and was sighing all the time. 愁眉不展
唉声叹气,怨天尤人
groaning and sighing and cursing fate 怨天尤人
他没考上大学,妈妈为此整天唉声叹气 唉声叹气
你整天唉声叹气是解决不了问题的,快想想办法吧。 唉声叹气
别总是唉声叹气的。 叹气

Word Decomposition


[āi]
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[shēng]
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[tàn]
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[qì]

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