chàn​huǐ

to repent

  • created sense approved 忏悔/懺悔 · chàn​huǐ · to repent — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    忏悔 / 懺悔

    chàn​huǐ

    to repent

    To recognize one's mistakes or crimes, feel deeply pained, and express regret

    忏 (literal) → 忏/懺 · chàn · to feel remorse 悔 (literal) → 悔 · huǐ · to repent

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 忏悔/懺悔 · chàn​huǐ · to confess — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    忏悔 / 懺悔

    chàn​huǐ

    to confess

    To confess one's sins to a deity or priest to seek forgiveness, originally a Buddhist term for asking for tolerance

    忏 (literal) → 忏/懺 · chàn · to feel remorse 悔 (literal) → 悔 · huǐ · to repent

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense