悔过自新 huǐguòzìxīn to turn over a new leaf Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 悔过 悔過 huǐguò to repent to repent and change one's ways; to regret a past mistake and seek to correct it自新 zìxīn adjectiveverb to reform oneself to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways and start life anew