遲疑 - Hesitate - Traditional Chinese word mnemonic

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hesitate

late

to doubt

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hesitate

hesitating, hesitates

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

她遲疑了一下

She hesitated a moment.

他從不遲疑。

He never hesitates.

人生苦短，不要遲疑！

Life is short, don't hesitate!