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悔其少作 — “To regret or be dissatisfied with one's early”

悔其少作 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to regret or be dissatisfied with one's early”. Often immature or less polished, creative works or writings. Literally, “Regret his/her early works”.

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悔其少作 Pronunciation and Pinyin

悔其少作 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
悔
huǐ10regret past mistakes
其
qí8its, his, her, their
少
shǎo4few, little, or lack
作
zuò7to do, make, or act

Example Sentence with 悔其少作

这位著名作家回首往昔,常悔其少作,觉得那些作品还有很多进步空间。
Looking back, the renowned writer often regretted his early works, feeling that they had much room for improvement.

Idioms Related to 悔其少作

More idioms starting with 悔

  • huǐ悔bù不dāng当chū初regret not having acted differently at first
  • huǐ悔zhī之bù不jí及too late to regret
  • huǐ悔zhī之hé何jí及Too late for regrets
  • huǐ悔zhī之wú无jí及too late to repent
  • huǐ悔zhī之wǎn晚yǐ矣Too late to regret
  • huǐ悔zhī之mò莫jí及too late to repent
  • huǐ悔hèn恨jiāo交jiā加filled with remorse and regret
  • huǐ悔zuì罪zì自xīn新repent and start anew
  • huǐ悔dú读nán南huá华regret profound learning leading to isolation
  • huǐ悔guò过zì自chàn忏repent and confess one's faults
  • huǐ悔guò过zì自xīn新repent and start anew
  • huǐ悔guò过zì自zé责regret and blame oneself

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Questions about 悔其少作

What does 悔其少作 mean?

悔其少作 (huǐ qí shǎo zuò) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to regret or be dissatisfied with one's early”.

How do you pronounce 悔其少作?

悔其少作 is pronounced huǐ qí shǎo zuò in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 悔其少作 literally mean?

Literally, 悔其少作 means “Regret his/her early works”. It is used to mean “to regret or be dissatisfied with one's early”.

What is the Chinese definition of 悔其少作?

指不满其年轻时未成熟的作品。

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