zhí

蹢

Character · Bound morpheme

see zhízhú (to pace back and forth)

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

bound morpheme

used only in '蹢躅' (zhízhú); to pace back and forth

literary

This pronunciation is used exclusively in the disyllabic word '蹢躅' (zhízhú), a classical literary term describing hesitation or pacing.

Tā他
zài在
mén门
wài外
zhí蹢
zhú躅
liáng良
jiǔ久
 ，
bù不
gǎn敢
jìn进
qù去
 。

He paced back and forth outside the door for a long time, not daring to enter.

zhí蹢
zhú躅
bù不
qián前

to hesitate and not move forward