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犹豫 (yóu yù): Hesitate (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

犹豫 consists of 2 characters.

like, similar to; still, yet

to hesitate, to be cautious

How to Use 犹豫 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 犹豫 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complementwith一下

yóu犹

yù豫

le了

yí一

xià下

neutralSpoken

hesitated for a moment

Adverb + Verb

fēi非

cháng常

yóu犹

yù豫

neutral

very hesitant

Idiomwith不决

yóu犹

yù豫

bù不

jué决

Example Sentences with 犹豫

tā他

yóu犹

yù豫

le了

yī一

xià下

，

bù不

zài再

yóu犹

yù豫

neutral

no longer hesitate

neutral

hesitate and indecisive

rán然

hòu后

shuō说

“

hǎo好

”

。

He hesitated for a moment, then said 'okay'.

Tā他

yóu犹

yù豫

le了

yí一

xià下

，

hái还

shì是

jué决

dìng定

jiē接

shòu受

zhè这

fèn份

gōng工

zuò作

。

He hesitated for a moment, but still decided to accept this job.

zài在

qiān签

shǔ署

zhè这

fèn份

guān关

jiàn键

xié协

yì议

qián前

，

tā他

hǎn罕

jiàn见

dì地

yóu犹

yù豫

le了

piàn片

kè刻

。

He hesitated for a moment, which was rare for him, before signing this crucial agreement.

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nǐ你

hái还

zài在

yóu犹

yù豫

shén什

me么

？

nán难

dào道

bú不

rèn认

wéi为

zhè这

shì是

jué绝

jiā佳

de的

jī机

huì会

ma吗

？

What are you still hesitating about? Don't you think this is an excellent opportunity?

zài在

xuǎn选

zé择

lǐ礼

wù物

shí时

，

tā她

yóu犹

yù

duì对

yú于

shì是

fǒu否

jiē接

shòu受

nà那

fèn份

hǎi海

wài

tā他

yóu犹

yù豫

zhe着

shì是

fǒu否

yào要

shuō说

chū出

miàn面

duì对

zhè这

ge个

zhòng重

yào要

de的

jué决

dìng定

bié别

yóu犹

yù豫

le了

，

kuài快

jué决

dìng定

wǎn晚

cān

豫

le了

hěn很

jiǔ久

。

She hesitated for a long time when choosing a gift.

外

gōng工

zuò作

，

tā她

sī丝

háo毫

méi没

yǒu有

yóu犹

yù豫

。

She did not hesitate at all about whether to accept that overseas job offer.

zhēn真

xiàng相

，

bì毕

jìng竟

zhè这

kě可

néng能

huì会

shāng伤

hài害

suǒ所

yǒu有

rén人

。

He hesitated about whether to tell the truth, as it might hurt everyone after all.

，

tā他

xiǎn显

de得

yǒu有

xiē些

yóu犹

yù豫

bù不

jué决

。

Faced with this important decision, he seemed somewhat hesitant.

餐

shì是

chī吃

huǒ火

guō锅

hái还

shì是

kǎo烤

ròu肉

ba吧

！

Stop hesitating and quickly decide whether we're having hot pot or barbecue for dinner!

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 犹豫.

Words with 犹

犹如yóu rú
毫不犹豫háo bù yóu yù
犹豫不决yóu yù bù jué
记忆犹新jì yì yóu xīn

Words with 豫

鄂豫皖è yù wǎn
毫不犹豫háo bù yóu yù
犹豫不决yóu yù bù jué