chàn​huǐ

confess

忏悔 (懺悔) chàn​huǐ
confess verb
to admit one's sins or faults in a religious context

The believer confessed their sins to the priest in the church.

repent verb
to feel remorse and regret for one's past misdeeds

He felt deep remorse for the mistakes he made in the past.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
21.0 per million appears in 4% of films
Written text
3.05 per million

Sources

Definitions
CC-CEDICT