犹豫

猶豫

yóuyù

verb HSK 5 #4,494

Meanings

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

HSK 3

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.

HSK 7-9

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.

HSK 7-9

毫不犹豫地答应了。

Háobùyóuyù de dāying le.

Agreed without any hesitation.

usage

毫不犹豫 = 'without the slightest hesitation' - a very common four-character expression. 犹豫不决 = 'unable to make up one's mind.'

犹 yóu

豫 yù