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追悔无及 — “To regret deeply but it's too late to mend or change”

追悔无及 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to regret deeply but it's too late to mend or change”. Too late for regrets; to regret beyond remedy. Literally, “Regret beyond reach”.

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追悔无及 Pronunciation and Pinyin

追悔无及 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
追
zhuī10chase, pursue, seek
悔
huǐ10regret past mistakes
无
wú4without, not having
及
jí4reach, and, in time

Example Sentence with 追悔无及

他因为一时冲动做出了错误的决定,事后追悔无及。
He made a wrong decision in a moment of impulse, and afterwards regretted it deeply, but it was beyond remedy.

Idioms Related to 追悔无及

Synonyms of 追悔无及

  • zhuī追huǐ悔bù不jí及too late for regret
  • zhuī追huǐ悔hé何jí及Too late for regrets

More idioms starting with 追

  • zhuī追yún云zhú逐diàn电move with extreme speed
  • zhuī追wáng亡zhú逐běi北pursue and attack a fleeing enemy
  • zhuī追wáng亡zhú逐dùn遁relentlessly pursue and rout fleeing opponents
  • zhuī追bēn奔zhú逐běi北pursue and attack a fleeing enemy
  • zhuī追huǐ悔mò莫jí及too late to regret
  • zhuī追běn本qiú求yuán源trace to the source
  • zhuī追běn本sù溯yuán源trace back to the source
  • zhuī追běn本qióng穷yuán源trace something back to its origin
  • zhuī追gēn根páo刨dǐ底get to the bottom of something
  • zhuī追gēn根xún寻dǐ底get to the bottom of a matter

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Questions about 追悔无及

What does 追悔无及 mean?

追悔无及 (zhuī huǐ wú jí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to regret deeply but it's too late to mend or change”.

How do you pronounce 追悔无及?

追悔无及 is pronounced zhuī huǐ wú jí in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 追悔无及 literally mean?

Literally, 追悔无及 means “Regret beyond reach”. It is used to mean “to regret deeply but it's too late to mend or change”.

What is the Chinese definition of 追悔无及?

悔恨过去的往事,却已经难以挽回了

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