犹豫 yóuyù to hesitate
How to remember 犹豫: 犹 similar to + 豫 relaxed = to hesitate.
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How it is used
- To hesitate, waver, be unable to decide - 别犹豫，快去 (bié yóuyù, kuài qù) don't hesitate, go quickly.
- Often doubled or with 不决: 犹豫不决 (yóuyù bùjué) unable to make up one's mind - a set idiom.
- It's about inner indecision, not physical delay; pairs with 要不要、去不去 type either-or choices.
Example sentences
- 记者没有犹豫地去干涉了人们的私生活。 Jìzhě méiyǒu yóuyù de qù gānshè le rénmen de sīshēnghuó.Reporters do not hesitate to intrude into people's privacy.