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犹豫

yóu yù · you yu

Traditional 猶豫

HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to hesitate
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  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)拿(ná)着(zhe)菜单(càidān)犹豫(yóuyù)了(le)十分钟(shífēnzhōng)了(le)。

    You have been holding the menu and hesitating for ten minutes.

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)犹豫(yóuyù)，因为(yīnwèi)每个(měigè)菜(cài)都(dōu)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)。

    I hesitate because I want to eat every dish.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)就(jiù)别(bié)犹豫(yóuyù)，点(diǎn)两个(liǎnggè)。

    Then do not hesitate. Order two.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)……可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)还(hái)有点(yǒudiǎn)犹豫(yóuyù)。

    OK... but I am still a little unsure.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)到底(dàodǐ)在(zài)犹豫(yóuyù)什么(shénme)？

    What on earth are you hesitating about?

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)犹豫(yóuyù)要不要(yàobùyào)点(diǎn)第三个(dìsāngè)。

    I am hesitating about whether to order a third one.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

记(jì)者(zhě)没(méi)有(yǒu)犹(yóu)豫(yù)地(de)去(qù)干(gān)涉(shè)了(le)人(rén)们(men)的(de)私(sī)生(shēng)活(huó)。

Reporters do not hesitate to intrude into people's privacy.

Tatoeba: Chinese by CLARET · English by xtofu80 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)犹(yóu)豫(yù)了(le)一(yí)会(huì)儿(r)，最(zuì)后(hòu)还(hái)是(shì)决(jué)定(dìng)报(bào)名(míng)参(cān)加(jiā)比(bǐ)赛(sài)。

She hesitated for a moment, but in the end decided to sign up for the competition.

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