hesitate; be irresolute (adj.)
HSK 5
Traditional
猶豫
Radicals
Stroke order
Phonetically similar words
由于 yóu yú - due to (prep./conj.) | HSK 4
忧郁 yōu yù - melancholy; heavy-hearted; dejected (adj.) | HSK 6
Examples
他在做决定时常常犹豫不决。 tā zài zuò juédìng shí chángcháng yóuyù bùjué。 - He often hesitates when making decisions.
她犹豫了一会儿才说出了自己的想法。 tā yóuyùle yīhuǐ'er cái shuō chūle zìjǐ de xiǎngfǎ。 - She hesitated for a moment before expressing her thoughts.
面对重要的选择，他感到有些犹豫。 miànduì zhòngyào de xuǎnzé, tā gǎndào yǒuxiē yóuyù。 - Facing an important decision, he feels somewhat hesitant.
他犹豫了半天，最后还是决定去参加会议。 tā yóuyùle bàntiān, zuìhòu háishì juédìng qù cānjiā huìyì。 - He hesitated for a long time, but in the end decided to attend the meeting.
我们不应该在这个关键时刻犹豫不决。 wǒmen bù yīnggāi zài zhège guānjiàn shíkè yóuyù bùjué。 - We shouldn’t hesitate at this critical moment.
Characters
犹 yóu - still, yet; be like, be just as |
豫 yù - Yu (the abbreviation of Henan Province) |