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痛涤前非
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痛涤前非 — “To thoroughly repent and reform one's past wrongs”

痛涤前非 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to thoroughly repent and reform one's past wrongs”. To sincerely rectify one's previous misdeeds. Literally, “Thoroughly wash away past wrongs”.

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痛涤前非 Pronunciation and Pinyin

痛涤前非 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
痛
tòng12pain, sorrow, thoroughly
涤
dí10wash, cleanse, purify
前
qián9forward, before, previous
非
fēi8not, non-, wrong

Example Sentence with 痛涤前非

经过深刻反思,他决定痛涤前非,努力成为一个更好的人。
After profound introspection, he decided to thoroughly reform his past mistakes and strive to become a better person.

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Synonyms of 痛涤前非

  • tòng痛huǐ悔qián前fēi非bitterly regret past wrongs
  • tòng痛gǎi改qián前fēi非thoroughly correct past wrongs

Antonyms of 痛涤前非

  • sǐ死bù不gǎi改huǐ悔unrepentant until death
  • wán顽gù固bù不huà化stubborn and unwilling to change

More idioms starting with 痛

  • tòng痛xià下zhēn针biān砭criticize sharply to correct faults
  • tòng痛bù不kě可rěn忍unbearably painful
  • tòng痛bù不kān堪rěn忍unbearable pain or grief
  • tòng痛bù不yù欲shēng生so grief-stricken as to wish to die
  • tòng痛zhī之rù入gǔ骨deeply grieved; heartbroken
  • tòng痛rù入xīn心pí脾heart-wrenching pain
  • tòng痛rù入gǔ骨suǐ髓pain penetrates the bone marrow
  • tòng痛qiè切xīn心gǔ骨deeply heartbroken
  • tòng痛jiǎo剿qióng穷pò迫vigorously suppress and relentlessly pursue
  • tòng痛jiǎo剿qióng穷zhuī追thoroughly suppress and relentlessly pursue
  • tòng痛kū哭liú流tì涕weep bitterly and shed copious tears
  • tòng痛dìng定sī思tòng痛reflect on past pain to learn lessons

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Questions about 痛涤前非

What does 痛涤前非 mean?

痛涤前非 (tòng dí qián fēi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to thoroughly repent and reform one's past wrongs”.

How do you pronounce 痛涤前非?

痛涤前非 is pronounced tòng dí qián fēi in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 痛涤前非 literally mean?

Literally, 痛涤前非 means “Thoroughly wash away past wrongs”. It is used to mean “to thoroughly repent and reform one's past wrongs”.

What is the Chinese definition of 痛涤前非?

彻底涤除以前所犯的错误

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