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TOPIK 5verb

탄식하다

tansikada [탄시카다]

탄식해요 · 탄식했어요 · 탄식할 거예요 · 탄식하세요

to sigh (in grief or regret), to heave a sigh

Example

결과를 본 감독은 고개를 숙이고 깊이 탄식했어요.

Seeing the result, the coach lowered his head and sighed deeply.

Word parts

탄 sigh식 breath

Literally 'sighing breath'.

Good to know

Pronounced [탄시카다]; in speech, 한숨을 쉬다 is far more common than 탄식하다.