摇摆不定

搖擺不定

yáobǎi-búdìng

idiom #16,732

Meanings

Literally 'sway-swing-not-settled' - swinging back and forth without settling on a position.

HSK 3

他对这件事一直摇摆不定。

Tā duì zhè jiàn shì yìzhí yáobǎi-búdìng.

He has been wavering on this matter the whole time.

HSK 7-9

选民摇摆不定，投票结果难以预测。

Xuǎnmín yáobǎi-búdìng, tóupiào jiéguǒ nányǐ yùcè.

Voters are indecisive, making the election results hard to predict.

memory

Picture a pendulum swaying (摇摆) that never stops (不定) - someone who can't settle on a decision.

摇 yáo

摆 bǎi

不 bù

定 dìng