Chinese Word: 嗟 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

嗟

Pinyin: jiē

English Definition: sigh; also pr. [jue1]

Chinese Definition:
①文言叹词：嗟乎。嗟叹。嗟来之食。

Total strokes: 13; Radical: 口

Pictophonetic:差 indicates the sound; 口 (mouth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
- 差 [ chà ] difference, gap; almost, nearly; in error; an officer

Similar Characters: 暛

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嗟叹不已	jiē tàn bù yǐ	to sigh without ceasing (idiom)
怅然嗟叹	chàng rán jiē tàn	to sigh and be sorrowful for a while (idiom)
咨嗟	zī jiē	to gasp (in admiration); to sigh

1		wǒ 我 bù 不 xū yào 需要 jiē 嗟 lái 来 zhī 之 qiú hūn 求婚。 I don't want pity proposal.
2		píng jìng 平静 xiē 些 ba 吧， yōu shāng 忧伤 de 的 xīn 心！ qiě 且 xiū 休 yào 要 jiē 嗟 yuàn 怨。 Be still, sad heart! And cease repining;
3		jiǎo 脚 zhài 债 jiē 嗟 yóu 犹 qiàn 欠， xīn 心 péng 朋 xǐ ǒu 喜偶 féng 逢。 I still owe debt sigh foot, dual hi friends every heart.
4		jiē 嗟 lái 来 guī lái 归来， jiē 嗟 lái 来 péi 陪 lái 来 xī 兮 qīng 青 qí 其 guāng 光！ Come back, where gleams the bright blue light.
5		fēng 风 qǐ 起 shí 时， wǒ 我 wén shēng 闻声 wán zhěng 完整 jué duì 绝对 sēn lín 森林 de 的 zī 咨 jiē 嗟 …… When the wind hits! we hear the sigh of the forest...

1		wǒ 我 bù 不 xū yào 需要 jiē 嗟 lái 来 zhī 之 qiú hūn 求婚。 I don't want pity proposal.
2		píng jìng 平静 xiē 些 ba 吧， yōu shāng 忧伤 de 的 xīn 心！ qiě 且 xiū 休 yào 要 jiē 嗟 yuàn 怨。 Be still, sad heart! And cease repining;
3		jiǎo 脚 zhài 债 jiē 嗟 yóu 犹 qiàn 欠， xīn 心 péng 朋 xǐ ǒu 喜偶 féng 逢。 I still owe debt sigh foot, dual hi friends every heart.
4		jiē 嗟 lái 来 guī lái 归来， jiē 嗟 lái 来 péi 陪 lái 来 xī 兮 qīng 青 qí 其 guāng 光！ Come back, where gleams the bright blue light.
5		fēng 风 qǐ 起 shí 时， wǒ 我 wén shēng 闻声 wán zhěng 完整 jué duì 绝对 sēn lín 森林 de 的 zī 咨 jiē 嗟 …… When the wind hits! we hear the sigh of the forest...