后悔莫及 hòu huǐ mò jí

too late to regret; regret when it’s too late

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 30974th word

Definitions

  1. 1. too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.

Characters

Character Meaning
后 hòu HSK 1
behind; after; later
悔 huǐ HSK 4
to regret
莫 mò HSK 6
do not; surname Mo; there is none who
及 jí HSK 4
to reach; and; up to