dìng

idiom
common
literary

Meaning of 举棋不定

举棋不定 means to hesitate over what move to make (in chess); to be indecisive; to waver. Pronounced jǔ qí bù dìng.

  • to hesitate over what move to make (in chess); to be indecisive; to waver

Definitions & Examples

Zài
zhè
ge
guān
jiàn
shí
 
dìng
 
cuò
guò
le
zuì
hǎo
de
huì
 

At this critical moment, he was indecisive and missed the best opportunity.

Miàn
duì
liǎng
ge
tóng
yàng
yōu
xiù
de
gōng
zuò
huì
 
dìng
 

Faced with two equally excellent job offers, she wavered indecisively.

Lǐng
dǎo
dìng
 
xià
shǔ
men
zhī
dào
gāi
xíng
dòng
 

The leader was hesitant and indecisive, so the subordinates didn't know how to act either.

Zài
tóu
fāng
xiàng
shàng
 
gōng
gāo
céng
dìng
 
dǎo
zhì
cuò
shī
shì
chǎng
liáng
 

Regarding investment direction, the company's senior management was indecisive, leading to missed market opportunities.