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

HSK 6

士兵毫不迟疑地冲上了战场。

Shìbīng háobù-chíyí de chōng shàng le zhànchǎng.

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

HSK 7-9

她毫不迟疑地答应了他的求婚。

Tā háobù-chíyí de dāying le tā de qiúhūn.

She accepted his marriage proposal without the slightest 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