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To Regret: 后悔 (hòuhuǐ) vs 遗憾 (yíhàn)

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ID: QW0368 Intermediate
Are you regretting your regrets? Maybe you can catch that in English, but how about 后悔/hòu huǐ and 遗憾/yí hàn in Chinese? We will take a look of the difference between these two words in today's Qing Wen. This question is from jakehone100. Tune in and find out more.
Fri Sep 12 2014 | Jenny, David, Ryan
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后悔
hòuhuǐ
to regret
对于你爷爷的过世，我很后悔。
duìyú nǐ yéye de guòshì ，wǒ hěn hòuhuǐ 。
I regret that your grandfather has passed away.
我很后悔离开了我的妻子，我现在感觉很孤独。
wǒ hěn hòuhuǐ líkāi le wǒde qīzi ，wǒ xiànzài gǎnjué hěn gūdú 。
I regret leaving my wife because now I feel very lonely.
小屏很后悔当时的冲动，如果大家能坐下来谈，事情也许就不会这样。
XiǎoPíng hěn hòuhuǐ dāngshí de chōngdòng ，rúguǒ dàjiā néng zuò xiàlai tán ，shìqing yěxǔ jiù bù huì zhèyàng 。
Xiao Ping really regrets the impulsive actions then. If everyone could have sat down and talked, the situation wouldn't be like this.
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