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遗憾

yí hàn · yi han

Traditional 遺憾

HSK 6Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. regret
  2. to regret
  3. to be sorry that
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Sold-out concert

  1. Dengdeng

    昨天(zuótiān)我(wǒ)没(méi)去(qù)看(kàn)演唱会(yǎnchànghuì)，真(zhēn)遗憾(yíhàn)。

    I did not go to the concert yesterday, what a pity.

  2. Liangliang

    为什么(wèishénme)没(méi)去(qù)？

    Why didn't you go?

  3. Dengdeng

    票(piào)卖完(màiwán)了(le)。

    The tickets were sold out.

  4. Liangliang

    太(tài)遗憾(yíhàn)了(le)。不过(bùguò)有(yǒu)直播(zhíbō)。

    That is a pity. But there is a live stream.

  5. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)？那(nà)我(wǒ)就(jiù)不(bù)遗憾(yíhàn)了(le)！

    Really? Then I have no regrets!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

很(hěn)遗(yí)憾(hàn)我(wǒ)无(wú)法(fǎ)接(jiē)受(shòu)您(nín)的(de)邀(yāo)请(qǐng)。

Unfortunately I must decline your invitation.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by stb · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)很(hěn)遗(yí)憾(hàn)无(wú)法(fǎ)帮(bāng)助(zhù)他(tā)们(men)。

We were very sorry we couldn't help them.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by andymakespasta · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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