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  • 1

    v.repent; be penitent; feel repentance for

    • wèi yú chǔn de xíng wéi chàn huǐ

      愚蠢行为忏悔

      repent one's folly behaviour

    • xiōng shǒu cóng wèi wèi tā suǒ fàn de zuì xíng chàn huǐ

      凶手从未罪行忏悔

      The killer never expressed remorse over the crime he had committed.

    • nà dào zéi wèi tā fàn guò de zuì è biǎo shì chàn huǐ

      盗贼罪恶表示忏悔

      The thief expressed penitence for all his past actions.

  • 2

    v.confess (one's sins) to God (or to a priest); confess one's sins to God

    • lín zhōng chàn huǐ

      临终忏悔

      confess on one's deathbed

    • chàn huǐ zuì guò nǐ jiù néng huò dé kuān shù

      忏悔罪过获得宽恕

      Repent of your sin and you will be forgiven.

    • tā sǐ qián duì shén fu chàn huǐ

      神父忏悔

      She confessed to the priest before he died.