嘆息

叹息
tànxī
to sigh; to gasp (in admiration)

CEDICT

to sigh (with regret); to heave a sigh

Wiktionary

嘆氣

維基詞典

Examples

“我丢了钱包。”约翰叹息道。

"I've lost my wallet," John sighed.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 嘆 tàn
  1. to sigh
  2. to exclaim
2 息 xī
  1. breath
  2. news
  3. interest (on an investment or loan)
  4. to cease
  5. to stop
  6. to rest
  7. Taiwan pr. xí