彷徨 (páng huáng) — to hesitate, to waver (literary)

Definition

Examples

• 他在人生的十字路口彷徨，不知道该选择哪条路。
  Tā zài rén shēng de shí zì lù kǒu páng huáng, bù zhī dào gāi xuǎn zé nǎ tiáo lù.
  He hesitated at the crossroads of life, not knowing which road to choose.
• 面对这个重要的决定，他内心彷徨不已。
  Miàn duì zhè ge zhòng yào de jué dìng, tā nèi xīn páng huáng bù yǐ.
  Facing this important decision, his heart was full of hesitation.
• 她站在门口彷徨片刻，最后还是转身离开了。
  Tā zhàn zài mén kǒu páng huáng piàn kè, zuì hòu hái shì zhuǎn shēn lí kāi le.
  She stood at the door hesitating for a moment, then finally turned and left.

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