摇头叹息 yáotóutànxī to shake one's head and sigh Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 摇头 搖頭 yáotóu 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.叹息 嘆息 tànxī nounverb to sigh to sigh or gasp out of sorrow, helplessness, or sometimes in admiration