created sense approved 退思补过/退思補過 · tuìsībǔguò · to reflect and amend errors — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
退思补过 / 退思補過
tuìsībǔguò
to reflect and amend errors
To reflect on one's actions in private and seek to make up for past mistakes; often used as part of the phrase [[进思尽忠，退思补过|進思盡忠，退思補過|jin4 si1 jin4 zhong1 tui4 si1 bu3 guo4]]
退 (literal) → 退 · tuì · to retreat 思 (literal) → 思 · sī · to think 补过 (literal) → 补过/補過 · bǔguò · to make amends
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