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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

长吁短叹 [chángxūduǎntàn]
  1. 1. [Chinese idiom] utter sighs and groans; moan and groan
    他在床上翻来覆去，不时地长吁短叹。
    He tossed about in bed, moaning and groaning from time to time.
    他长吁短叹，对自己的过失懊悔不已。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

长吁短叹 [chángxūduǎntàn]
  1. 1. (因烦恼、苦闷、悲伤等)不停地长一声短一声地叹气。
  2. 2. "吁"这里不读ｙū或ｙù。
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Examples

他在床上翻来覆去，不时地长吁短叹。
He tossed about in bed, moaning and groaning from time to time. → 长吁短叹
他不时长吁短叹，无精打采的。
He kept sighing and looked very downcast. → 无精打采
长吁短叹
utter sighs and groans; moan and groan → 吁
他长吁短叹，对自己的过失懊悔不已。 → 长吁短叹
长吁短叹。 → 叹
长吁短叹。 → 吁
长吁短叹,终日忧悒。 → 忧悒

Word Decomposition

长
[cháng] 		+ 吁
[xū] 		+ 短
[duǎn] 		+ 叹
[tàn]

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