反悔

fǎnhuǐ

verb #11,758

Meanings

他答应了又反悔了。

Tā dāyìng le yòu fǎnhuǐ le.

He agreed but then went back on his word.

说过的话不能反悔。

Shuō guò dehuà bùnéng fǎnhuǐ.

You can't take back what you've said.

usage

反悔 implies breaking a promise or reversing a decision, with a negative connotation of being unreliable.

反 fǎn

悔 huǐ