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追悔莫及

zhuī huǐ mò jí

4-character word

What 追悔莫及 means

1. too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.

The characters in 追悔莫及

• 追zhuīto chase; to pursue; to look into
• 悔huǐ(bound form) to regret; to repent
• 莫mòdo not; there is none who
• 及jíand; to reach; up to

Example sentences

• 时间不等人。你应该趁早和你男朋友结婚，生个孩子，免得到时候追悔莫及。
  Time is running out. You need to marry your boyfriend and have a baby before it's too late.