犹豫不决 (yóu yù bù jué) — to hesitate; to be indecisive
Definition
A four-character phrase meaning 'to hesitate' — stronger and more emphatic than the bare adjective 犹豫. Similar to 举棋不定 in force, but 举棋不定 leans literary.
phrase
to hesitateto be indecisive
Examples
- ，，犹豫不决。Miàn duì zhè me zhòng yào de xuǎn zé, tā yí xiàng guǒ duàn, zhè cì què yóu yù bù jué le.Faced with such an important choice, he is usually decisive, but this time he hesitated.
- ，犹豫不决，。Zài miàn shì guān zhuī wèn xià, tā de huí dá yóu yù bù jué, xiǎn de hěn bú zì xìn.Under the interviewer's pressing questions, his answer was hesitant and appeared very unconfident.
- ，犹豫不决，！Shí jiān bù duō le, bié zài yóu yù bù jué, gǎn jǐn ná gè zhǔ yì ba!Time is running out. Stop hesitating and come up with a decision quickly!
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