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举棋不定 (jǔ qí bù dìng): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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举棋不定 consists of 4 characters.

raise up; hold up

chess or any board game

to decide, settle, fix

How to Use 举棋不定 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 举棋不定 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Nounwith样子

jǔ举

qí棋

bú不

dìng定

de的

yàng样

zi子

neutral

a hesitant appearance

Adverb + Verbwith总是

zǒng总

shì是

jǔ举

qí棋

bú不

dìng定

Verb + Objectwith感到

gǎn感

dào到

jǔ举

qí棋

bú不

dìng定

Idiom

jǔ举

qí棋

bú不

dìng定

formal

Example Sentences with 举棋不定

tā他

jǔ举

qí棋

bù不

dìng定

，

bù

neutral

Spoken

always hesitate

neutral

feel hesitant

hesitate in making a move

不

zhī知

dào道

gāi该

xuǎn选

nǎ哪

ge个

wán玩

jù具

。

He is hesitant and doesn't know which toy to choose.

zài在

shì是

fǒu否

yào要

gōng公

kāi开

fǎn反

duì对

zhè这

xiàng项

zhèng政

cè策

shí时

，

tā他

jǔ举

qí棋

bú不

dìng定

，

gù顾

lǜ虑

chóng重

chóng重

。

He hesitated, full of misgivings, over whether to publicly oppose this policy.

nǐ你

wèi为

hé何

zài在

guān关

jiàn键

shí时

kè刻

zǒng总

shì是

jǔ举

qí棋

bú不

dìng定

，

quē缺

fá乏

jué决

duàn断

lì力

ne呢

？

Why do you always hesitate and lack decisiveness at critical moments?

Show 5 More Sentences

zài在

jué决

dìng定

shì是

fǒu否

jiē接

shòu受

xīn新

gōng工

zuò作

shí时

，

tā她

jǔ举

qí棋

bù不

dìng定

，

dān担

xīn心

huì会

yǐng影

xiǎng响

jiā家

tíng庭

shēng生

huó活

。

She is indecisive about whether to accept the new job, worrying it might affect her family life.

tā他

bìng并

fēi非

jǔ举

qí棋

bú不

dìng定

，

ér而

miàn面

duì对

liǎng两

jiā家

gōng公

sī司

de的

yōu优

hòu厚

yāo

miàn面

duì对

zhè这

ge个

zhòng重

yào要

de的

tóu投

zī资

jī

yóu由

yú于

xìn信

xī息

bù不

zú足

qiě且

shí时

jiān间

jǐn

shì是

shēn深

sī思

shú熟

lǜ虑

hòu后

cái才

zuò做

chū出

zuì最

zhōng终

jué决

dìng定

。

He was not hesitating; rather, he made the final decision after careful consideration.

邀

yuē约

，

tā她

jǔ举

qí棋

bú不

dìng定

，

nán难

yǐ以

qǔ取

shě舍

。

Faced with generous offers from two companies, she hesitated, finding it difficult to choose between them.

机

huì会

，

tā他

jǔ举

qí棋

bù不

dìng定

，

fǎn反

fù复

quán权

héng衡

lì利

bì弊

，

shēng生

pà怕

zuò做

chū出

cuò错

wù误

de的

xuǎn选

zé择

。

Faced with this important investment opportunity, he is wavering, repeatedly weighing the pros and cons, afraid of making the wrong choice.

紧

pò迫

，

zhěng整

gè个

tuán团

duì队

dōu都

xiàn陷

rù入

le了

jǔ举

qí棋

bú不

dìng定

de的

zhuàng状

tài态

。

Due to insufficient information and tight deadlines, the entire team fell into a state of hesitation.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 举棋不定.

Words with 举

举办jǔ bànHSK 4
举行jǔ xíngHSK 4
一举yì jǔ
举例jǔ lì
举动jǔ dòng
举手jǔ shǒu
举报jǔ bào
举措jǔ cuò

Words with 棋

下棋xià qí
围棋wéi qí
棋子qí zǐ
象棋xiàng qí
琴棋书画qín qí shū huà

Words with 不

不客气bú kè qiHSK 1
对不起duì bu qǐHSK 1
不但……而且……bù dàn ……ér qiě ……HSK 3
不仅bù jǐnHSK 4
不管bù guǎnHSK 4
不过bú guòHSK 4
不得不bù dé bùHSK 4

Words with 定

一定yī dìngHSK 3
决定jué dìngHSK 3
肯定kěn dìngHSK 4
规定guī dìngHSK 4
不定bú dìng
假定jiǎ dìng
判定pàn dìng
制定zhì dìng

受不了

shòu bù liǎo

HSK 4