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悔罪自新 — “To repent of one's misdeeds and turn over a new leaf”

悔罪自新 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to repent of one's misdeeds and turn over a new leaf”. Literally, “repent sins and start anew”.

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悔罪自新 Pronunciation and Pinyin

悔罪自新 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
悔
huǐ10regret past mistakes
罪
zuì13crime, sin, or fault
自
zì6from, self, naturally
新
xīn13new, fresh, recent

Example Sentence with 悔罪自新

他决定悔罪自新,努力弥补过去的过失,重新做一个正直的人。
He decided to repent his wrongdoings and make a fresh start, striving to atone for past mistakes and become an upright person again.

Idioms Related to 悔罪自新

Synonyms of 悔罪自新

  • huǐ悔guò过zì自xīn新repent and start anew

Antonyms of 悔罪自新

  • sǐ死bù不huǐ悔gǎi改stubbornly refuse to repent

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qí其shǎo少zuò作regret one's immature early works
  • huǐ悔hèn恨jiāo交jiā加filled with remorse and regret
  • 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zé责regret and blame oneself

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Questions about 悔罪自新

What does 悔罪自新 mean?

悔罪自新 (huǐ zuì zì xīn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to repent of one's misdeeds and turn over a new leaf”.

How do you pronounce 悔罪自新?

悔罪自新 is pronounced huǐ zuì zì xīn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 悔罪自新 literally mean?

Literally, 悔罪自新 means “repent sins and start anew”. It is used to mean “to repent of one's misdeeds and turn over a new leaf”.

What is the Chinese definition of 悔罪自新?

悔改罪行,重新做人。

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