后悔
HSK 4 (exam 2025)Old HSK 4
后悔 (hòuhuǐ) · to regret
后悔 (hòuhuǐ) means “to regret”. It is written with 2 characters: 后 (behind) + 悔 (to regret). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 后悔 is built
The characters
后 hòu · behind
What 后 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
悔 huǐ · to regret
What 悔 is made of
- 忄xīn — heart
- 八bā — eight
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 每měi — each
- 母mǔ — mother
Example sentences
我很后悔没有早点儿学习。Wǒ hěn hòuhuǐ méiyǒu zǎodiǎnr xuéxí.I regret not studying earlier.
你后悔来这里吗？Nǐ hòuhuǐ lái zhèlǐ ma?Do you regret coming here?
Questions about 后悔
What does 后悔 mean?
后悔 (hòuhuǐ) means “to regret”.
How do you pronounce 后悔?
后悔 is pronounced hòuhuǐ.
Which HSK level is 后悔?
后悔 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 后边hòubianbehind
- 后天hòutiānday after tomorrow
- 最后zuìhòulast
- 后来hòuláilater
- 今后jīnhòufrom now on
- 然后ránhòuthen
- 以后yǐhòuafter
- 背后bèihòubehind
- 后果hòuguǒconsequence
- 后面hòumianbehind
Learn 后悔 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 4 · Group 18: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.