Chinese phrase
我不应该〜 wǒ bù yīng gāi 〜
Meaning
I shouldn't have ___
When to use it
This expression shows regret about an action. It says that something should not have been done, often after it happens.
Example dialogue
昨天我跟他说了真相，现在很后悔，我不应该那么说。 zuó tiān wǒ gēn tā shuō le zhēn xiàng xiàn zài hěn hòu huǐ wǒ bù yīng gāi nà me shuō
Yesterday I told him the truth, and now I really regret it. I shouldn't have said that.
那你打算怎么办？去跟他说对不起吗？ nà nǐ dǎ suàn zěn me bàn qù gēn tā shuō duì bù qǐ ma
So what are you going to do? Are you going to go apologize to him?