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迟疑 chíyí

迟疑 chíyí Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 迟疑 chíyí .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chíyí | chi2 yi2
English translation
to hesitate

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HSK level

6

Traditional form

遲疑

Part of speech

Adverb / 副词 fù cí Fù cí
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Etymology of 迟疑 chíyí

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迟 Chí

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 辶 chuò represents the meaning and 尺 chě represents the sound. Simplified form of 遲 chí .

Phonetic compound

尺 chě

Semantic compound

辶 chuò

Positional decomposition

⿺辶尺

Number of Strokes

7
疑 yí

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a person holding onto a staff, looking to the side with his mouth open, doubtful of which direction to go. The 龰 (foot) component was added later to indicate movement, and the 子 zǐ component was added to hint at the sound.

Positional decomposition

⿰⿱匕矢⿱？疋 pǐ

Number of Strokes

14

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对于 duìyú 两 liǎng 件 jiàn 衣服 yīfu 中选 zhòng xuǎn 哪 nǎ 一件她 tā 迟疑不决.

She hesitated over the choice between the two dresses.

略 lüè 一 yī 迟疑 chíyí 以后 yǐ hòu ,冯云卿就 jiù 给 gěi 了 le 一百块 kuài .

After a moment's hesitation Feng Yun - ching handed over a hundred dollars.

“你 nǐ 能 Néng 帮 bāng 我 wǒ 个 gè 忙 máng 吗 mǎ ？”她 tā 迟疑 chíyí 地问。

"Would you do me a favour?" she asked hesitantly.

有 yǒu 一小会儿他 tā 看上去 kàn shang qu 有些 yǒu xiē 迟疑不定，之后 zhī hòu 又 yòu 恢复 huīfù 了 le 镇定 zhèndìng 。

For a minute he looked uncertain, and then recovered his composure.

她 tā 犹豫 yóuyù 了 le 一下 yīxià ，带 dài 着 zhāo 迟疑 chíyí 的 de 微笑 wēixiào 把手 bǎshǒu 伸 shēn 了 le 出去 chū qù 。

With some hesitation and an uncertain smile, she held out her hand.

迟疑 chíyí Decomposition

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迟疑 chíyí Compounds

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  • 迟 Chí
    • 疑 yí
      • 凝 níng , 礙 ài , 擬 nǐ , 嶷 yí , 薿 nǐ , 儗, 寲, 懝, 癡 chī , 窽, 籎, 譺
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