懊悔 (ào huǐ) — to regret, to feel remorse

Definition

Examples

• 他对自己说过的话感到十分懊悔。
  Tā duì zì jǐ shuō guò de huà gǎn dào shí fēn ào huǐ.
  He deeply regretted the words he had said.
• 我懊悔当初没有好好珍惜那段时光。
  Wǒ ào huǐ dāng chū méi yǒu hǎo hǎo zhēn xī nà duàn shí guāng.
  I regret not having cherished that time back then.
• 她懊悔自己一时冲动做出的决定。
  Tā ào huǐ zì jǐ yì shí chōng dòng zuò chū de jué dìng.
  She regretted the decision she made on impulse.