毫不迟疑

毫不遲疑

háobù-chíyí

idiom #30,120

Meanings

1 without the slightest hesitation
2 decisively
3 without a moment's delay

Characters

a hair; tiny amount; not at all

late; slow; to delay

to doubt; to suspect; hesitation

Examples

她毫不迟疑地答应了他的求婚。

Tā háobùchíyí de dāying le tā de qiúhūn.

She accepted his marriage proposal without the slightest hesitation.

士兵毫不迟疑地冲上了战场。

Shìbīng háobùchíyí de chōng shàng le zhànchǎng.

The soldiers charged onto the battlefield without a moment's hesitation.

Tips

memory

毫 means 'a hair's breadth' (nothing), 不 is 'not', 迟疑 is 'to hesitate'. Put together: 'not even a hair's breadth of hesitation' — not hesitating even the tiniest amount.

Stroke Order

毫 háo

不 bù

迟 chí

疑 yí