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Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.hesitant
不要再踌躇了,下决心吧!
Stop vacillating. Make up your mind.
妈妈踌躇着不知该怎样宣布这一坏消息。
Mother held back, and not knowing how to break the terrible news.
踌躇了半天,她终于直说了。
After a long hesitation, she told the truth at last.
antonym
- 2
adj.complacent; self-satisfied
踌躇满志
be puffed up with pride
Word usage
- Note1."踌躇" is different from "迟疑". "踌躇" refers to indecisiveness of specific actions; "迟疑" refers to indecisiveness in the heart. 2."踌躇" cannot be written as "踌蹰".