后悔

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 我很后悔没有早点儿告诉你。▶ —
   I really regret not telling you sooner.
2. 现在后悔已经来不及了。▶ —
   It is too late to regret it now.

Collocations

Mnemonic

后 hòu "after" + 悔 huǐ "to repent": repenting after the fact. 悔 has the heart radical 忄.

Related

Quick check

1. What time orientation does 后悔 carry?

   • regret over something already past
   • hope for the future
   • present joy
   • unrelated to time