恨事

hènshì
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 a matter for regret
  2. 2 a regrettable event
  3. 3 a source of resentment

Examples

Wèi néng jiàn fùqīn zuìhòu yí miàn, shì tā yìshēng de hènshì.
Not being able to see his father one last time was the great regret of his life.
Cuòguò nà ge jīhuì chéng le tā xīnzhōng de hènshì.
Missing that opportunity became a deep regret in his heart.

Tips

register
Literary/written register. here means “regret; lasting grief,” not just “to hate” — closer to the older sense of 遗憾 (yíhàn). Common in classical novels and biographical writing; rarely used in casual speech.

Stroke Order

hèn
shì