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犹豫

yóu yù
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Adjective Common

Definitions

  1. 1. to hesitate

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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果断
guǒ duàn

firm

果断 means 'decisive', opposite of hesitant.

Related words

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踌躇
chóu chú

to hesitate

踌躇 is a literary synonym for hesitating, often in set phrases.

Synonyms

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迟疑
chí yí

to hesitate

Both mean 'to hesitate', but 迟疑 is more formal.

Usage notes

Collocations

Common collocations: 犹豫不决 (yóuyù bù jué) – 'hesitate and cannot decide'; 毫不犹豫 (háo bù yóuyù) – 'without the slightest hesitation'.

Common mistakes

犹豫 is usually not used before 了 (le) to indicate a completed change of state. Use 犹豫了起来 (yóuyù le qǐlái) instead to express 'started to hesitate'.

Example Sentences

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他丝毫没有 犹豫 。
He didn't hesitate at all.

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Words Containing 犹豫

毫不犹豫
háo bù yóu yù

without the slightest hesitation

犹豫不决
yóu yù bù jué

hesitancy

Child Words of 犹豫

犹
yóu

as if