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7-9

to pace back and forth

Composition


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Pinyin

pai2 pái

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


[p-] Patrick Star is [2] inside the hallways of the [-ai] high school where he is comes across an escaped 非 prisoner that is 徘 pacing back and forth throughout the school. He asks him for a pair of 行 sandals. Patrick says OK, and takes out a pair of 行 sandals from his locker. However, he notices they are too new and uncomfortable. So Patrick puts on the 行 sandals and 徘 paces back and forth in the hallway with the 非 prisoner to help break them in before handing them over. The 非 prisoner begs him to stop and just hand over the 行 sandals but Patrick refuses until they are broken-in and ready. As they 徘 pace back and forth the school police come and arrest the 非 prisoner.

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