迟疑 - To Hesitate - Simplified Chinese word mnemonic

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7-9

to hesitate

迟

late

疑

to doubt

chi2yi2 • chíyí

to hesitate

hesitate, hesitated, hesitating, hesitates

迟疑 To hesitate is to be 迟 late to start something because you 疑 doubt it is the right thing to do.

她迟疑了一下

She hesitated a moment.

他从不迟疑。

He never hesitates.

人生苦短，不要迟疑！

Life is short, don't hesitate!