犹犹豫豫

猶猶豫豫

yóuyóuyùyù

adjective #30,815

Meanings

1 hesitant
2 wavering
3 indecisive

Characters

to hesitate; pleased

to hesitate; pleased

Examples

你别犹犹豫豫的，赶快决定。

Nǐ bié yóuyóuyùyù de, gǎnkuài juédìng.

Stop dithering and decide already.

他犹犹豫豫地走进了办公室。

Tā yóuyóuyùyù de zǒu jìn le bàngōngshì.

He hesitantly walked into the office.

Tips

grammar

This is the AABB reduplication of 犹豫 (yóuyù, to hesitate), a vivid pattern that intensifies an adjective and adds a sense of drawn-out, repeated behavior. Often paired with 的 to modify a verb.

Stroke Order

犹 yóu

豫 yù