痛改前非 meaning in Chinese
repent thoroughly of one's misdeeds; correct one's errors; earnestly repent and reform former faults; make a clean break with one's past errors; make a determined effort to turn over a new leaf; reform with a keen sense of one's errors; repent earnestly of one's misdeeds; repent of one's former sins; sincerely mend one's ways; thoroughly rectify one's errors
Examples
- He had been making attempts to reform .
他一直想要痛改前非。 - It is never too late to be sorry for the past and to start a new life .
痛改前非，重新做人，永远不会太晚的。 - I've given her every chance, i have exhorted her to repent, she is an evil woman .
我已经给了她一切的机会。我告诫她痛改前非，她真是个邪恶的女人。 - After some difficulty, and after their solemn promises of amendment, they were taken on board .
经过种种留难，经过他们答应痛改前非，他们才被收容上船。 - You are getting to be rather conceited, my dear, and it is quite time you set about correcting it .
亲爱的，你实在变得太骄傲，太自以为是了，眼下正是你痛改前非的时候。