叹气 tànqì▶ Suspiro; suspirar

Stroke order

叹气 is written in 9 strokes across 2 characters.

• 叹 — 5 strokes
• 气 — 4 strokes

Senses

1. to sigh
2. to heave a sigh

Related words

• 争气intentar ganar crédito por
• 口气tono
• 和气amable; cortés
• 喘气Jadeo
• 娇气afeminado
• 志气Ambición

叹气 is pronounced tànqì and means “Suspiro; suspirar”. HSK 6 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 叹气 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.