痛改前非 tòng gǎi qián fēi

DEFINITIONS

  1. completely correcting one's former misdeeds (idiom); to repent past mistakes and turn over a new leaf
  2. a reformed character

CHARACTERS

痛 tòng
HSK 5
pain, ache; sorry, sad; bitter
改 gǎi
HSK 4
change, alter; improve, remodel
前 qián
HSK 1
in front, forward; preceding
非 fēi
HSK 2
not, negative, non-; oppose