chóu
踌
hesitate
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to hesitate; to be irresolute
formalAlmost always used in the fixed compound word 踌躇 (chóuchú).
Tā他
zài在
lù路
kǒu口
chóu踌
chú躇
le了
bàn半
tiān天
，
bù不
zhī知
dào道
gāi该
wǎng往
nǎ哪
ge个
fāng方
xiàng向
zǒu走
。
He hesitated at the intersection for a long time, not knowing which way to go.
Miàn面
duì对
nán难
dé得
de的
jī机
huì会
，
tā他
méi没
yǒu有
chóu踌
chú躇
，
lì立
kè刻
dá答
yìng应
le了
xià下
lái来
。
Facing a rare opportunity, he did not hesitate and agreed immediately.
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Tā她
chóu踌
chú躇
zhe着
shì是
fǒu否
yào要
xiàng向
lǎo老
shī师
tǎn坦
bái白
zì自
jǐ己
de的
cuò错
wù误
。
She hesitated about whether to confess her mistake to the teacher.
Tā他
zhàn站
zài在
xuán悬
yá崖
biān边
，
chóu踌
chú躇
bù不
qián前
，
bù不
gǎn敢
mài迈
chū出
xià下
yī一
bù步
。
He stood by the cliff, irresolute and dared not take the next step.
Zài在
rén人
shēng生
de的
shí十
zì字
lù路
kǒu口
，
tā他
cháng常
cháng常
huì会
chóu踌
chú躇
liáng良
jiǔ久
，
nán难
yǐ以
zuò做
chū出
xuǎn选
zé择
。
At the crossroads of life, he often hesitates for a long time and finds it hard to make a choice.