| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 唉聲嘆氣 | 唉声叹气 | āi shēng tàn qì | heave deep sighs; sign in despair |
| 哀嘆 | 哀叹 | āi tàn | lament; bewail; bemoan |
| 悲歎 | 悲叹 | bēi tàn | bewail; sigh mournfully; lament |
| 感嘆 | 感叹 | gǎn tàn | to sigh (with feeling) |
| 感嘆詞 | 感叹词 | gǎn tàn cí | interjection |
| 嘆 | 叹 | tàn | to sigh |
| 歎 | 叹 | tàn | to sigh |
| 嘆詞 | 叹词 | tàn cí | interjection |
| 嘆氣 | 叹气 | tàn qì | sigh; heave a sigh |
| 嘆息 | 叹息 | tàn xī | sigh |
| 歎息 | 叹息 | tàn xí | to exhale |
| 望而興嘆 | 望而兴叹 | wàng ér xīng tàn | (phr) look and sigh; (phr) feel helpless; not know what to do |
| 詠嘆調 | 咏叹调 | yǒng tàn diào | aria |
| 贊歎 | 赞叹 | zàn tàn | (v) sigh or exclaim in admiration; highly praise |
| 自嘆不如 | 自叹不如 | zì tàn bù rú | to consider oneself as being not as good as the others |
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