迟疑

遲疑

chíyí

verb HSK 7-9 #15,861

Meanings

1 to hesitate
2 to waver

Characters

to doubt; to suspect

Examples

他毫不迟疑地答应了。

Tā háobùchíyí de dāying le.

He agreed without any hesitation.

她迟疑了一下才开口说话。

Tā chíyí le yīxià cái kāikǒu shuōhuà.

She hesitated for a moment before speaking.

Tips

usage

迟疑 is more literary than 犹豫 (yóuyù, to hesitate). 毫不迟疑 (without any hesitation) is a very common expression.

Stroke Order

迟 chí

疑 yí