hesitate to buy; wait-and-see purchasing
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to adopt a cautious, wait-and-see attitude toward purchasing; to hesitate to buy
formalTypically used in economic and business contexts, often paired with "持币" (holding cash) to describe consumers delaying purchases due to market uncertainty or price volatility.
Miàn面
duì对
shì市
chǎng场
bō波
dòng动
，
xiāo消
fèi费
zhě者
fēn纷
fēn纷
chí持
bì币
xī惜
gòu购
。
Faced with market volatility, consumers are holding cash and hesitating to make purchases.
Yóu由
yú于
fáng房
jià价
jū居
gāo高
bù不
xià下
，
xǔ许
duō多
gāng刚
xū需
zú族
xuǎn选
zé择
xī惜
gòu购
guān观
wàng望
。
Because housing prices remain stubbornly high, many first-time buyers are choosing to wait and see rather than purchase.
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Shì市
chǎng场
chū出
xiàn现
xī惜
gòu购
qíng情
xù绪
，
dǎo导
zhì致
chéng成
jiāo交
liàng量
dà大
fú幅
xià下
huá滑
。
A wait-and-see sentiment has emerged in the market, causing trading volume to plummet.