踌躇

躊躇

chóuchú

verb #26,107

Meanings

HSK 3

别踌躇了，快做决定吧！

Bié chóuchú le, kuài zuò juédìng ba!

Stop hesitating and make a decision!

HSK 4

他踌躇了很久，最终还是决定离开。

Tā chóuchú le hěn jiǔ, zuìzhōng háishi juédìng líkāi.

He hesitated for a long time and finally decided to leave.

HSK 4

面对这个问题，她踌躇不决。

Miànduì zhège wèntí, tā chóuchú-bùjué.

Faced with this problem, she was indecisive.

usage

踌躇 often pairs with 不前 to form 踌躇不前, meaning to hesitate to move forward. It conveys a stronger sense of indecision than 犹豫.

memory

Both characters contain the 足 (foot) radical - picture someone's feet shuffling back and forth, unable to decide which way to step.

踌 chóu

躇 chú