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7-9

to pace back and forth

Composition


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Pinyin

huai2 huái

Meaning


Primary

to pace back and forth

Alternatives

pace back and forth, paced back and forth, pacing back and forth, paces back and forth, to hesitate, hesitate, hesitates, hesitating, hesitated

Mnemonic


[hu-] The Hulk is [2] inside the hallway of the [-ai] high school where large crowds of students 徊 pace back and forth. Suddenly a huge 回 whirlpool opens up next to the lockers, swallowing some students. The Hulk, wearing his favorite pair of 行 sandals runs over to the 回 whirlpool ready to save them. But he doesn't. Instead he 徊 paces back and forth at the edge of the 回 whirlpool, wondering if it is worth jumping in to save them and ruining his favorite pair of XXXXXL 行 sandals that he just bought!

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