HSK 6 · Emotions

悔恨 huǐhèn “remorse” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 悔恨 means

  1. remorse
  2. regret
  3. repentance

How to say 悔恨

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale悔huǐ3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale恨hèn4th tone, falling

悔恨 in a sentence

  1. 他对自己当年的决定感到非常悔恨。

    Tā duì zìjǐ dāngnián de juédìng gǎndào fēicháng huǐhèn.

    He deeply regrets the decision he made back then.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 与其悔恨过去，不如好好把握现在。

    Yǔqí huǐhèn guòqù, bùrú hǎohǎo bǎwò xiànzài.

    Rather than regret the past, make the most of the present.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 悔恨 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 悔 (huǐ) with each of its parts in a different colour
悔huǐto regret; to repent
  • 忄heart form of 心 · xīnMeaning part
  • 每each · měiSound part

忄 hints at the meaning (heart); 每 (měi) hints at the sound. Compare it with huǐ.

The character 恨 (hèn) with each of its parts in a different colour
恨hènto hate
  • 忄heart form of 心 · xīnMeaning part
  • 艮stopping · gěnSound part

忄 hints at the meaning (heart); 艮 (gěn) hints at the sound. Compare it with hèn.

How to write 悔恨

悔 10 strokes · 恨 9 strokes

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悔恨 (huǐhèn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 悔恨 (huǐhèn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 悔恨

Words with 悔

后悔hòuhuǐ · to regret

Words with 恨

恨hèn · to hate恨不得hènbude · to be dying to

More words: Emotions & Attitudes

恨不得hènbude · to be dying to狠心hěnxīn · heartless后顾之忧hòugùzhīyōu · worries back home欢乐huānlè · joy活该huógāi · serves (someone) right焦急jiāojí · anxious嫉妒jídù · to be jealous of急功近利jígōngjìnlì · eager for quick results and profit

FAQs

悔恨 (huǐhèn) means “remorse” or “regret”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it huǐhèn: huǐ with a 3rd tone, then hèn with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 悔恨 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type huihen with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 悔恨 from the suggestions. Typing huihen into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
悔恨 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.