tàn wéi guān zhǐ

Traditional: 嘆為觀止

叹为观止 (tàn wéi guān zhǐ) is a Chinese word meaning “(idiom) to gasp in amazement; to acclaim as the peak of perfection”.

Meanings

  1. 1(idiom) to gasp in amazement
  2. 2to acclaim as the peak of perfection

Characters in 叹为观止

叹tàn · to sigh为wéi · as (in the capacity of)观guān · to look at止zhǐ · to stop

Related words

因为because; owing to; on account of为什么why?为as (in the capacity of)为because of为variant of 為|为[wei2]为variant of 為|为[wei4]认为to believe; to think; to consider; to feel为了for; for the purpose of; in order to以为to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)成为to become; to turn into作为one's conduct阻止to prevent

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