"repenting" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 悔改
• 懊悔

Definition

對自己做錯的事感到後悔，並決定不再重犯。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於宗教或道德語境，常和 'for' 搭配，如 'repenting for your sins'（為你的罪悔改）。比較正式，不用於日常小錯。表達持續或反覆的行為。

Examples

He is repenting for his past mistakes.

他正在為過去的錯誤**悔改**。

She spent years repenting after the accident.

事故發生後，她花了多年在**悔改**。

Many people believe in repenting to start a new life.

許多人相信通過**悔改**來開始新生活。

He kept repenting, but he couldn't change the past.

他不斷地**悔改**，卻無法改變過去。

You can't move forward if you're always repenting for old mistakes.

如果你總是在為舊錯誤**悔改**，你無法前進。

Instead of repenting forever, try to make things right now.

與其一直**悔改**，不如現在就去補救。