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悔改 (huǐ gǎi): Repent and reform (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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悔改 consists of 2 characters.

悔 • huǐ • regret, repent, feel remorse

huǐ悔

regret, repent, feel remorse

改 • gǎi • to change, alter, or correct • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

gǎi改

to change, alter, or correct

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Pinyinhuǐ gǎi

Meaningrepent and reform

Characters2

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Syntaxverb

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Example Sentences with 悔改

Tā他

fàn犯

le了

cuò错

，

què却

bù不

kěn肯

huǐ悔

gǎi改

。

He made a mistake but refused to repent and reform.

Jīng经

guò过

lǎo老

shī师

de的

quàn劝

dǎo导

，

tā他

zhōng终

yú于

yǒu有

le了

huǐ悔

gǎi改

zhī之

yì意

。

After the teacher's persuasion, he finally showed intention to repent.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 悔改.

Words with 悔

后悔hòu huǐto regret
悔恨huǐ hènregret deeply; be bitterly remorseful
反悔fǎn huǐgo back on one's word, renege
忏悔chànhuǐrepent, confess one's sins
悔过huǐ guòrepent; show remorse
懊悔ào huǐfeel remorse, regret
无怨无悔wú yuàn wú huǐwithout regret or resentment

Words with 改

改变gǎi biànto change
修改xiū gǎirevise; amend; modify
改善gǎi shànto improve
改天gǎi tiānanother day; some other time
改正

gǎi zhèng

to correct; to amend; put right

改进gǎi jìnto improve; make better; mend

改革gǎi géreform

改编gǎi biānto adapt