Verbpace up and down; linger about; hesitate

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 徘徊.
徘 stroke order svg
徊 stroke order svg

Practice writing 徘徊 (pái huái) with our free printable handwriting worksheet

How to Use 徘徊 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 徘徊 with other words naturally.
Adverb + Verbwith长期
cháng
pái
huái
neutral
linger for a long time
Verb + Prepositional Phrasewith在门口
zài
mén
kǒu
pái
huái
neutral
pace back and forth at the door
Verb + Complementwith不前
pái
huái
qián
formalWritten
hesitate to move forward
Verb + Verbwith犹豫
yóu
pái
huái
formal
hesitate and waver

Example Sentences with 徘徊

zài
gōng
yuán
pái
huái
He is wandering in the park.
zài
rén
shēng
de
shí
kǒu
pái
huái
zhī
gāi
xuǎn
tiáo
dào
He is hesitating at the crossroads of life, unsure which path to choose.
wèi
shén
me
zǒng
zài
mén
kǒu
pái
huái
zhí
jiē
jìn
lái
ne
Why do you always linger at the door instead of coming straight in?
zài
shū
diàn
pái
huái
le
hěn
jiǔ
zhī
dào
gāi
mǎi
běn
shū
I wandered in the bookstore for a long time, not knowing which book to buy.
bìng
méi
yǒu
zài
kùn
nán
miàn
qián
pái
huái
ér
shì
guǒ
duàn
cǎi
le
xíng
dòng
He did not hesitate in the face of difficulties but took decisive action.
zài
jìng
de
jiē
dào
shàng
pái
huái
kǎo
zhe
wèi
lái
de
fāng
xiàng
She paced alone on the quiet street, contemplating her future direction.
miàn
duì
zhè
ge
zhòng
yào
de
jué
dìng
nèi
xīn
pái
huái
dìng
chí
chí
xià
dìng
jué
xīn
Faced with this important decision, he was hesitant and unable to make up his mind for a long time.
jìn
guǎn
nèi
xīn
chōng
mǎn
máo
dùn
pái
huái
zuì
zhōng
hái
shì
zuò
chū
le
jiān
nán
de
jué
dìng
Despite the inner conflict and hesitation, he ultimately made the difficult decision.