Dealing with Regrets
Qing Wen - Dealing with Regrets(QQW0352) 后悔 hòuhuǐ to regret (something that the speaker has done) 做了一件事情以后，觉得当时自己做错了，希望自己没有做。 zuò le yī jiàn shìqíng yǐhòu， juéde dāngshí zìjǐ zuòcuò le， xīwàng zìjǐ méiyǒu zuò。 After doing something, they feel that they did something wrong at that time and they wish they hadn't done it. 我很后悔以前没有好好学习。 wǒ hěn hòuhuǐ yǐqián méiyǒu hǎohāoxuéxí。 I'm very regretful that I didn't study hard before. 我没有答应他的求婚。现在后悔了。 wǒ méiyǒu dāying tā de qiúhūn。 xiànzài hòuhuǐ le。 I didn't accept his marriage proposal. Now I regret it. 当时你没有去留学，现在后悔吗？ dāngshí nǐ méiyǒu qù liúxué， xiànzài hòuhuǐ ma？ Do you regret that you you didn't study abroad at that time? 遗憾 yíhàn to be disappointed, regret (that an action, not necessarily done by the speaker, has occurred) Visit the Online Review and Discussion (text version) © 2014 ChinesePod Ltd.
我们很遗憾你们公司拒绝与我们合作。 wǒmen hěn yíhàn nǐmen gōngsī jùjué yǔ wǒmen hézuò。 We're very disappointed that your company refuses to cooperate with us. 中国对朝鲜发射导弹表示遗憾。 Zhōngguó duì Cháoxiǎn fāshè dǎodàn biǎoshì yíhàn。 China expressed regret that North Korea fired the missiles. 我很遗憾自己没能和他结婚。 wǒ hěn yíhàn zìjǐ méi néng hé tā jiéhūn。 I'm very regretful that I couldn't marry him. 没能上大学，我妈妈一直感到遗憾。 méi néng shàng dàxué， wǒ māma yīzhí gǎndào yíhàn。 My mom continues to feel regret that she couldn't go to university. 可惜 kěxī it's a pity that, it's a shame that, it's regrettable that (used to describe the speaker's feelings towards a situation) 你没去昨天的演唱会，很可惜。 nǐ méi qù zuótiān de yǎnchànghuì， hěn kěxī。 It's a shame that you didn't go to the concert yesterday. 昨天我们玩得非常开心，可惜你不在。 zuótiān wǒmen wán de fēicháng kāixīn， kěxī nǐ bù zài。
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It's regrettable that you weren't there. We had a really great time yesterday. 这条鱼那么新鲜，炸一炸可惜了。 zhè tiáo yú nàme xīnxiān， zhà yī zhà kěxī le。 This fish is so fresh. Frying it would be a shame.
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我们很遗憾你们公司拒绝与我们合作。 wǒmen hěn yíhàn nǐmen gōngsī jùjué yǔ wǒmen hézuò。 We're very disappointed that your company refuses to cooperate with us. 中国对朝鲜发射导弹表示遗憾。 Zhōngguó duì Cháoxiǎn fāshè dǎodàn biǎoshì yíhàn。 China expressed regret that North Korea fired the missiles. 我很遗憾自己没能和他结婚。 wǒ hěn yíhàn zìjǐ méi néng hé tā jiéhūn。 I'm very regretful that I couldn't marry him. 没能上大学，我妈妈一直感到遗憾。 méi néng shàng dàxué， wǒ māma yīzhí gǎndào yíhàn。 My mom continues to feel regret that she couldn't go to university. 可惜 kěxī it's a pity that, it's a shame that, it's regrettable that (used to describe the speaker's feelings towards a situation) 你没去昨天的演唱会，很可惜。 nǐ méi qù zuótiān de yǎnchànghuì， hěn kěxī。 It's a shame that you didn't go to the concert yesterday. 昨天我们玩得非常开心，可惜你不在。 zuótiān wǒmen wán de fēicháng kāixīn， kěxī nǐ bù zài。
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It's regrettable that you weren't there. We had a really great time yesterday. 这条鱼那么新鲜，炸一炸可惜了。 zhè tiáo yú nàme xīnxiān， zhà yī zhà kěxī le。 This fish is so fresh. Frying it would be a shame.
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