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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 叹息

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
叹息 tàn xī - to sigh; to gasp (in admiration)

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 12,619 8,348 7,260

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
叹 tàn- to sigh
- to exclaim
叹 tàn- variant of 嘆|叹[tan4]
息 xī- breath
- news
- interest (on an investment or loan)
- to cease
- to stop
- to rest
- Taiwan pr. [xi2]

Other Words Containing 叹息

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
叹息 - - 12,619 8,348 7,260