举棋不定 jǔqí-búdìng to hesitate over what move to make (idiom)
to hesitate over what move to make (idiom); to waver; to shilly-shally
怎么记住“举棋不定”: 举 lift + 棋 chess + 不 not + 定 decide = to hesitate over what move to make (idiom).
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用法
- To dither, unable to decide - like a chess player frozen with the piece in hand: 他举棋不定，错过了机会 (tā jǔqí-búdìng, cuòguò le jīhuì) he wavered and missed the chance.
- About decision paralysis, not general indecisiveness of character; the image is a single crucial move.
- Near 犹豫不决 (yóuyù-bùjué, hesitant and undecided), but 举棋不定 stresses a specific pending choice.