zhí
蹢躅
hesitate; pace back and forth
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to pace back and forth; to hesitate; to loiter
literaryLiterary term. Usually used in the compound 踯躅 (zhízhú). Rarely used alone in modern Chinese.
Tā他
zài在
mén门
kǒu口
zhí踯
zhú躅
bù不
qián前
。
He hesitated at the door, pacing back and forth.
Zhí踯
zhú躅
jiē街
tóu头
，
wú无
suǒ所
guī归
yī依
。
Wandering the streets aimlessly, with nowhere to call home.
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Shī诗
rén人
dú独
zì自
zài在
yuè月
xià下
zhí踯
zhú躅
。
The poet paced back and forth alone under the moon.