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后悔 hòuhuǐ

后悔 hòuhuǐ Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 后悔 hòuhuǐ .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
hòuhuǐ | hou4 hui3
English translation
to regret
to repent

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Traditional form

後悔

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Come for Peace. Stay for Wisdom.

Etymology of 后悔 hòuhuǐ

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 后悔 hòuhuǐ .

Hòu

Explanation

Hòu (empress) and its mirror image (take charge) were originally used interchangeably. The origin of both characters is unclear. In simplified Chinese Hòu is also used to mean "after, behind", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a sepa

Positional decomposition

⿸? kǒu

Number of Strokes

6
huǐ

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xīn represents the meaning and měi represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

měi

Semantic compound

xīn

Positional decomposition

忄每

Number of Strokes

10

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Example sentences using 后悔 hòuhuǐ

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达伦后悔 hòuhuǐ shè shā le zhǐ diǎo .

Darren repented having shot the bird.

轻易 qīngyì 许诺 xǔ nuò (以免 yǐmiǎn 后悔 hòuhuǐ ).

Don't make rash promises, ie ones you may regret.

牛奶 niúnǎi 泼地, yòng .事已如此,后悔 hòuhuǐ 无益 wú yì .

It's no good [ use ] crying spilt milk.

球队 qiú duì 主教练 shuì :“ tuō āi le 一顿狠批现在 xiànzài 已经 yǐjīng 后悔 hòuhuǐ 自己 zìjǐ de 所作所为 suǒ zuò suǒ wéi 了。

The team manager said: "Tony has had a good talking-to and regrets his action".

滚回那边 nà bian 否则 fǒuzé huì 后悔 hòuhuǐ de

Get back in there, or you'llbe sorry.

后悔 hòuhuǐ Decomposition

See the 6 Chinese characters that make up 后悔 hòuhuǐ and their own compounds.

后悔 hòuhuǐ Compounds

See all 15 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 后悔 hòuhuǐ in their composition.

  • Hòu
    • hòu , gòu , gòu , hòu , gòu , Hòu , hóu , hòu , , , 缿, , gòu , ,
  • huǐ
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