Word

HSK	Not in HSK
FREQUENCY	Unknown

早知今日何必当初 zǎo zhī jīn rì hé bì dāng chū

DEFINITIONS

if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom)
to regret vainly one's past behavior

CHARACTERS

早 zǎo HSK 2	early; soon; morning
知 zhī HSK 2	know, perceive, comprehend
今 jīn HSK 1	now, today, modern era
日 rì HSK 2	sun; day; daytime
何 hé HSK 4	what, why, where, which, how
必 bì HSK 3	surely, most certainly; must
当 dāng HSK 3	bear, accept, undertake; just
初 chū HSK 5	beginning, initial, primary