犹犹豫豫

猶猶豫豫

yóuyóuyùyù

adjective #30,815

Meanings

1 hesitant
2 wavering
3 indecisive

Characters

to hesitate; pleased

Examples

HSK 3

你别犹犹豫豫的，赶快决定。

Nǐ bié yóuyóuyùyù de, gǎnkuài juédìng.

Stop dithering and decide already.

HSK 3

他犹犹豫豫地走进了办公室。

Tā yóuyóuyùyù de zǒujìn le bàngōngshì.

He hesitantly walked into the office.

Tips

grammar

This is the AABB reduplication of 犹豫 (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