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摇头叹息
yáo​tóu​tàn​xī

to shake one's head and sigh

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 摇头 搖頭 yáo​tóu verb + noun
    to shake one's head
    To move one's head from side to side, usually to express a negative response such as disagreement, denial, refusal, or disapproval.
  2. 叹息 嘆息 tàn​xī nounverb
    to sigh
    to sigh or gasp out of sorrow, helplessness, or sometimes in admiration