indecisive; wavering
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
indecisive; wavering; hesitant
literaryA classical Chinese literary term, now rarely used in modern spoken language.
Miàn面
duì对
liǎng两
tiáo条
dào道
lù路
，
tā他
xīn心
zhōng中
ān安
è戹
，
bù不
zhī知
hé何
qù去
hé何
cóng从
。
Faced with two paths, he felt indecisive and did not know which way to go.
Zài在
rén人
shēng生
de的
chà岔
lù路
kǒu口
，
tā他
ān安
è戹
liáng良
jiǔ久
，
zuì最
zhōng终
tīng听
cóng从
le了
nèi内
xīn心
de的
shēng声
yīn音
。
At the crossroads of life, he hesitated for a long time before finally listening to his inner voice.
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Qí其
zhì志
ān安
è戹
，
nán难
yǐ以
wěi委
yǐ以
zhòng重
rèn任
。
His will is indecisive, making it difficult to entrust him with important responsibilities.