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追悔莫及 — “To regret too late”

追悔莫及 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to regret too late”. To be beyond remedy; to be filled with unavailing regret.

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追悔莫及 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 追zhuī
  • 悔huǐ
  • 莫mò
  • 及jí

追悔莫及 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
追
zhuī10chase, pursue, seek
悔
huǐ10regret past mistakes
莫
mò11do not
及
jí4reach, and, in time

Example Sentence with 追悔莫及

如果当初他能听从劝告,现在就不会追悔莫及了
If he had listened to the advice back then, he wouldn't be filled with unavailing regret now.

Idioms Related to 追悔莫及

Synonyms of 追悔莫及

  • tú徒huàn唤nài奈hé何lament in vain
  • huǐ悔bù不dāng当chū初regret not having acted differently at first
  • huǐ悔zhī之wǎn晚yǐ矣Too late to regret

Antonyms of 追悔莫及

  • huí回tóu头shì是àn岸repent and be saved
  • xuán悬yá崖lè勒mǎ马pull back from the brink
  • mí迷tú途zhī知fǎn返realize error and mend one's ways

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

Questions about 追悔莫及

What does 追悔莫及 mean?
追悔莫及 (zhuī huǐ mò jí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to regret too late”.
How do you pronounce 追悔莫及?
追悔莫及 is pronounced zhuī huǐ mò jí in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 追悔莫及?
后悔也来不及了。
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