感慨

感慨 gǎnkǎi

Sigh

感慨 in a sentence HSK 6 gankai

What 感慨 means

  1. Sigh

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感慨 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

感
gǎn
Feel (moved - affected)
慨
kǎi
Indignant

How to write 感慨

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感慨 in a sentence

看到老照片,他感慨了很久。
Kàndào lǎo zhàopiàn, tā gǎnkǎi le hěn jiǔ.
Seeing the old photograph, he was moved to reflection for a long while.
他感慨时间过得太快。
Tā gǎnkǎi shíjiān guò de tài kuài.
He sighed at how fast time passes.

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Questions about 感慨

What does 感慨 mean in English?

感慨 is pronounced gǎnkǎi and means Sigh.

How do you pronounce 感慨?

感慨 is gǎnkǎi in pinyin — written gankai without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 感慨?

感慨 is written with 2 characters: 感 (gǎn) Feel (moved - affected), 慨 (kǎi) Indignant. Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

Is 感慨 an HSK word?

Yes — 感慨 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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