犹豫

猶豫

yóuyù

verb/adjective HSK 5 #4,494

Meanings

1 to hesitate; to be indecisive
2 hesitant; irresolute

Characters

still; as if; like (literary)

hesitation; beforehand

Both characters individually relate to a kind of wavering — together they mean to go back and forth in one's mind.

Examples

他犹豫了很久才做出决定。

Tā yóuyù le hěn jiǔ cái zuòchū juédìng.

He hesitated for a long time before making a decision.

别犹豫了，赶紧报名吧！

Bié yóuyù le, gǎnjǐn bàomíng ba!

Stop hesitating, sign up quickly!

她犹豫着要不要告诉他真相。

Tā yóuyù zhe yàobu yào gàosu tā zhēnxiàng.

She hesitated about whether to tell him the truth.

毫不犹豫地答应了。

Háobùyóuyù de dāying le.

Agreed without any hesitation.

Tips

usage

毫不犹豫 (háo bù yóuyù) = 'without the slightest hesitation' — a very common four-character expression. 犹豫不决 (yóuyù bù jué) = 'unable to make up one's mind.'

Stroke Order

犹 yóu

豫 yù