后悔
hòuhuǐTraditional: 後悔
#1832 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
to regret, to feel remorse
Word origin
A compound of 后 (hòu, after) and 悔 (huǐ, to repent), giving the sense of feeling sorry after the fact.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 后 (hòu, after) + 悔 (huǐ, to repent)
Stroke order
后
悔
Examples
句。
I really regret saying that.
，。
If you do not work hard now, you will regret it later.
。
He regrets not telling me sooner.
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Do not do things that you will regret.
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She never regrets her own choices.
后悔 (hòu huǐ) means to regret or to feel remorse about something already done. The 后 element captures that the feeling comes only after the action.
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