repent; regret deeply; feel remorse
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to repent; to feel remorse; to regret deeply
formalMore formal and literary than 后悔 (hòuhuǐ). Often used in set phrases like 追悔莫及.
Tā他
yīn因
nián年
qīng轻
qì气
shèng盛
fàn犯
xià下
de的
cuò错
wù误
ér而
zhuī追
huǐ悔
bù不
yǐ已
。
He deeply regretted the mistakes he made in his youth due to recklessness.
Děng等
dào到
shī失
qù去
le了
cái才
dǒng懂
de得
zhēn珍
xī惜
，
wǎng往
wǎng往
zhuī追
huǐ悔
mò莫
jí及
。
Only after losing something do people learn to cherish it, often when it is too late to repent.
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Tā她
zhuī追
huǐ悔
dāng当
chū初
méi没
yǒu有
tīng听
cóng从
fù父
mǔ母
de的
quàn劝
gào告
。
She regretted not heeding her parents' advice back then.
Bù不
bì必
wèi为
wú无
fǎ法
gǎi改
biàn变
de的
shì事
zhuī追
huǐ悔
。
There is no need to regret things that cannot be changed.