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犹豫 yóuyù

犹豫 yóuyù Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 犹豫 yóuyù .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yóuyù | you2 yu4
English translation
to hesitate

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Traditional form

猶豫

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 犹豫 yóuyù

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yóu

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. quǎn represents the meaning and Yóu represents the sound. Simplified form of yóu . Based on the original meaning "type of monkey". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Phonetic compound

Yóu

Semantic compound

quǎn

Positional decomposition

犭尤

Number of Strokes

7

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xiàng represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

xiàng

Positional decomposition

予象

Number of Strokes

15

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Example sentences using 犹豫 yóuyù

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zài 离开 líkāi 那里 nà li tiáo héng 马路 mǎ lù de 地方 dìfāng ,停住 tíng zhù jiǎo , 犹豫起来.

Within a block he halted, undecided.

犹豫不决 yóu yù bù jué de zhàn le 一会儿 yīhuìr , yòng 手杖 shǒu zhàng 扒拉 bā lā 一阵 yī zhèn gōu de 东西 dōngxī .

He stood a moment irresolutely prodding the much in the ditch.

犹豫不决 yóu yù bù jué de zhàn le 一会儿 yīhuìr , yòng 手杖 shǒu zhàng 扒拉 bā lā 一阵 yī zhèn gōu de zàng 东西 dōngxī .

He stood a moment irresolutely prodding the muck in the ditch.

犹豫 yóuyù le 一会儿 yīhuìr , “ 也好, 一点 yī diǎn dōu kùn . ”

She hesitated, " oh , why not? I'm wide awake. "

弗朗西丝卡 méi 说话 shuōhuà ,只是 zhǐ shì 浅浅的 xiào , 略微 lu:è wēi 一下 yīxià 那瓶 jiǔ , 犹犹豫豫 de ,有点 yǒu diǎn 不知所措 bù zhī suǒ cuò .

Francesca said nothing but smiled softly and raised her bottle a little , hesitantly, awkwardly.

犹豫 yóuyù Decomposition

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犹豫 yóuyù Compounds

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