反悔
fǎn huǐ
Pinyin

Definition

反悔
 - 
fǎn huǐ
  1. to renege
  2. to go back (on a deal)
  3. to back out (of a promise)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

反应
fǎn yìng
  1. 1 to react
  2. 2 to respond
  3. 3 reaction
  4. 4 response
  5. 5 reply
  6. 6 chemical reaction
  7. 7 CL:個|个[gè]
反正
fǎn zhèng
  1. 1 anyway
  2. 2 in any case
  3. 3 to come over from the enemy's side
后悔
hòu huǐ
  1. 1 to regret
  2. 2 to repent
反
fǎn
  1. 1 contrary
  2. 2 in reverse
  3. 3 inside out or upside down
  4. 4 to reverse
  5. 5 to return
  6. 6 to oppose
  7. 7 opposite
  8. 8 against
  9. 9 anti-
  10. 10 to rebel
  11. 11 to use analogy
  12. 12 instead
  13. 13 abbr. for 反切[fǎn qiè] phonetic system
反之
fǎn zhī
  1. 1 on the other hand...
  2. 2 conversely...
反倒
fǎn dào
  1. 1 but on the contrary
  2. 2 but expectedly
反光
fǎn guāng
  1. 1 to reflect light
反反复复
fǎn fǎn fù fù
  1. 1 repeatedly
  2. 2 time and time again
反问
fǎn wèn
  1. 1 to ask (a question) in reply
  2. 2 to answer a question with a question
  3. 3 rhetorical question
反射
fǎn shè
  1. 1 to reflect
  2. 2 reflection (from a mirror etc)
  3. 3 reflex (i.e. automatic reaction of organism)
反对
fǎn duì
  1. 1 to fight against
  2. 2 to oppose
  3. 3 to be opposed to
  4. 4 opposition
反差
fǎn chā
  1. 1 contrast
  2. 2 discrepancy
反常
fǎn cháng
  1. 1 unusual
  2. 2 abnormal
反弹
fǎn tán
  1. 1 to bounce
  2. 2 to bounce back
  3. 3 to boomerang
  4. 4 to ricochet
  5. 5 rebound (of stock market etc)
  6. 6 bounce
  7. 7 backlash
  8. 8 negative repercussions
反复
fǎn fù
  1. 1 variant of 反覆|反复[fǎn fù]
反思
fǎn sī
  1. 1 to think back over sth
  2. 2 to review
  3. 3 to revisit
  4. 4 to rethink
  5. 5 reflection
  6. 6 reassessment
反悔
fǎn huǐ
  1. 1 to renege
  2. 2 to go back (on a deal)
  3. 3 to back out (of a promise)
反感
fǎn gǎn
  1. 1 to be disgusted with
  2. 2 to dislike
  3. 3 bad reaction
  4. 4 antipathy
反抗
fǎn kàng
  1. 1 to resist
  2. 2 to rebel
反击
fǎn jī
  1. 1 to strike back
  2. 2 to beat back
  3. 3 to counterattack

Idioms (20)

一反常态
yī fǎn cháng tài
  1. 1 complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic
  2. 2 entirely outside the norm
  3. 3 out of character
出尔反尔
chū ěr fǎn ěr
  1. 1 old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word
  2. 2 to blow hot and cold
  3. 3 to contradict oneself
  4. 4 inconsistent
反唇相讥
fǎn chún xiāng jī
  1. 1 to answer back sarcastically (idiom)
  2. 2 to retort
反客为主
fǎn kè wéi zhǔ
  1. 1 lit. the guest acts as host (idiom); fig. to turn from passive to active behavior
反败为胜
fǎn bài wéi shèng
  1. 1 to turn defeat into victory (idiom); to turn the tide
反目成仇
fǎn mù chéng chóu
  1. 1 to become enemies (idiom); to fall out with sb
反脸无情
fǎn liǎn wú qíng
  1. 1 to turn one's face against sb and show no mercy (idiom); to turn against a friend
反裘负刍
fǎn qiú fù chú
  1. 1 lit. to wear one's coat inside out and carry firewood on one's back (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to live a life of poverty and hard work
  3. 3 fig. to act stupidly
报本反始
bào běn fǎn shǐ
  1. 1 ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom)
夫妻反目
fū qī fǎn mù
  1. 1 man and wife fall out (idiom, from Book of Changes); marital strife
官逼民反
guān bī mín fǎn
  1. 1 a government official drives the people to revolt (idiom); a minister provokes a rebellion by exploiting the people
后悔莫及
hòu huǐ mò jí
  1. 1 too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.
悔不当初
huǐ bù dāng chū
  1. 1 to regret one's past deeds (idiom)
悔之无及
huǐ zhī wú jí
  1. 1 too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.
悔恨交加
huǐ hèn jiāo jiā
  1. 1 to feel remorse and shame (idiom)
悔过自新
huǐ guò zì xīn
  1. 1 to repent and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf
愧悔无地
kuì huǐ wú dì
  1. 1 ashamed and unable to show one's face (idiom)
易如反掌
yì rú fǎn zhǎng
  1. 1 easy as a hand's turn (idiom); very easy
  2. 2 no effort at all
欲益反损
yù yì fǎn sǔn
  1. 1 wishing for profit, but causing loss (idiom); good intentions that lead to disaster
  2. 2 It all ends in tears.
死不改悔
sǐ bù gǎi huǐ
  1. 1 not to repent even facing death (idiom)
  2. 2 unrepentant
  3. 3 very obstinate

Sample Sentences

我知道你不会轻易做决定，也不会轻易反悔。但是我爱你，你也爱我，再给彼此一次机会，好吗？
wǒ zhīdào nǐ bùhuì qīngyì zuò juédìng ，yě bùhuì qīngyì fǎnhuǐ 。dànshì wǒ ài nǐ ，nǐ yě ài wǒ ，zài gěi bǐcǐ yī cì jīhuì ，hǎo ma ？
I know you don't make rash decisions and I know you don't go back on your word easily, but I love you, and you love me. Give us another chance, OK?
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