无悔 (wú huǐ) — to have no regrets

Definition

无悔 is a formal, written verb meaning 'to have no regrets' — it focuses on standing by a past choice without regret, often used in reflective or literary contexts. As an adjective before 的 it means 'unregretting, without regret' (无悔地走过).

verb
to have no regrets

Examples

  • 无悔。
    Tā duì zì jǐ de xuǎn zé wú huǐ.
    He has no regrets about his choice.
  • 无悔。
    Wǒ men wú huǐ dì zǒu guò le zhè xiē nián.
    We have walked through these years without regret.
  • ，无悔。
    Zhǐ yào nǔ lì guò, jiù wú huǐ.
    As long as you have tried, you'll have no regrets.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

无wúnot have
悔huǐregret

无 means not having and 悔 is regret, so the sense is to have no regrets.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 無; 无 is its simplified writing.

For the simplified 无, the story is about 無. 無 drew a person dancing with ox tails held in both hands to pray for rain, then was borrowed for 'have no', so the picture does not explain that meaning.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
忄Written in full as心xīn
Sound part声符shēngfú
每
每měi悔huǐ
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

悔 pairs 忄, the heart part, with 每, which gives a sound hint.

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