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HSK
7-9

hesitate

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

huai2 huái

Meaning


Primary

hesitate

Alternatives

hesitates, hesitating, hesitated

Mnemonic


[hu-] The Hulk is [2] inside the hallway of the [-ai] high school where 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 and prepares to jump in to save them. But then he 徊 hesitates. He doesn't want to ruin his 行 sandals, after all. And even if he takes them off... maybe someone will steal them. He sits their 徊 hesitating while the students scream for help and one of them drowns.

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