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迟疑

hesitate

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

chi2yi2 • chíyí

Meaning

Primary

hesitate

Alternatives

hesitating, hesitates

Mnemonic

When you 迟疑 hesitate, you are 迟 late to start something because you 疑 doubt it is the right thing to do.

Usage

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!

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