悔不当初 (huǐ bú) — to regret a past decision, to wish one had acted differently

A set idiom meaning 'to regret a past decision and wish one had chosen differently.' Often paired with 早知如此 or 后 (后) + verb to express hindsight.

idiom
to regret a past decisionto wish one had acted differently

예문

  • 悔不当初
    Tā xiàn zài huǐ bú, dāng chū bù gāi cí zhí.
    He regrets it now; he shouldn't have quit his job in the first place.
  • 悔不当初
    Wǒ zhēn shì huǐ bú, méi yǒu tīng nǐ de quàn gào.
    I truly regret not having followed your advice.
  • 悔不当初
    huǐ bú, Dāng chū yào shi nǔ lì xué xí jiù hǎo le.
    If only I had studied hard back then — I regret it now.

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