后悔

hòu huǐ

HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 4 Verb Common

Definitions

1. to regret; to feel remorse

Word relationships

Related words

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• 懊悔 ào huǐ 懊悔 ào huǐ to feel remorse 侧重烦恼和自我责备: to feel remorse

Synonyms

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• 遗憾 yí hàn 遗憾 yí hàn regret 表达失望或可惜，语气较缓和: regret
• 悔恨 huǐ hèn 悔恨 huǐ hèn remorse 强调深切的悔恨: remorse

Usage notes

Collocations

常用搭配为“很后悔”、“感到后悔”，不可说“*做后悔”或“*很后悔你”。

Common mistakes

后悔是动宾结构，后面不能直接接名词宾语，通常接动词短语或小句，如“后悔做了那件事”。

Example Sentences

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我很 后悔 没有早点儿来。

I regret not coming earlier.

她回首往事，感到非常 后悔 。

She looked back on the past and felt very regretful.

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Words Containing 后悔

• 吃后悔药 吃后悔药 chī hòu huǐ yào: (fig.) to regret (doing sth)
• 后悔不迭 后悔不迭 hòu huǐ bù dié: too late for regrets
• 后悔莫及 后悔莫及 hòu huǐ mò jí: too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.

Child Words of 后悔

• 后 后 hòu: empress
• 悔 悔 huǐ: (bound form) to regret; to repent