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title: "Gantan Meaning: 感叹 (gǎntàn) Means “to sigh with feeling”"
description: "感叹 (traditional 感嘆, gǎntàn) means “to sigh with feeling; to exclaim”. Hear its tones, see what 感 and 叹 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gantan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 感叹 mean?

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感叹 gǎntàn

## to sigh with feeling; to exclaim

## Its characters

1. 感 gǎn to feel
2. 叹 tàn to sigh

## In a sentence

大家都感叹时间过得太快。 Everyone sighed at how fast time flies.

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## More words with 感 or 叹

- [感触 gǎnchù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganchu)
- [感到 gǎndào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gandao)
- [感动 gǎndòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gandong)
- [感恩 gǎn’ēn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganen)
- [感激 gǎnjī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganji)
- [感觉 gǎnjué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganjue)
- [感慨 gǎnkǎi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gankai)
- [感冒 gǎnmào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganmao)
- [感情 gǎnqíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganqing)
- [感染 gǎnrǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganran)

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