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

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Character Breakdown

犹 • yóu • like, similar to; still, yet
yóu犹

like, similar to; still, yet

豫 • yù • to hesitate, to be cautious
yù豫

to hesitate, to be cautious

Word Info

Pinyinyóu yù
Meaninghesitate; be irresolute
Characters2
SyntaxAdjective

HSK 5 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 犹豫.

  • 成分chéng fèncomposition; component part; ingredient
  • 不断bú duànceaseless; uninterrupted; continual continuous; unceasing
  • 不足bù zúnot enough; insufficient
  • 背景bèi jǐngbackground
  • 出版chū bǎnpublish; come off the press
  • 车厢chē xiāngrailway carriage; compartment
  • 粗糙cū cāocoarse
  • 导致dǎo zhìto cause; lead to; result in
  • 窗帘chuāng liáncurtains; sunblind
  • 标志biāo zhìsign; symbol; hallmark
  • 创造chuàng zàocreate
  • 度过dù guòspend; pass
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 犹豫.

Words with 犹

  • 犹如yóu rújust as; like; as if
  • 犹豫不决yóu yù bù juéHesitant / Indecisive
  • 记忆犹新jì yì yóu xīnStill fresh in memory / Still vividly remembered
  • 犹太yóu tàiJewish
  • 犹他州yóu tā zhōuUtah (state)
  • 犹太人yóu tài rénJewish person
  • 犹太教yóu tài jiàoJudaism
  • 毫不犹豫háo bù yóu yùwithout the slightest hesitation
4.

How to Use 犹豫 in Sentences

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
Idiomwith不决
yóu犹
yù豫
bù不
jué决
5.

Example Sentences with 犹豫

tā他
yóu犹
yù豫
le了
yī一
xià下
neutral
very hesitant
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'.
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.
zài在
xuǎn选
zé择
lǐ礼
wù物
shí时
，
tā她
yóu犹
yù豫
le了
hěn很
jiǔ久
。
She hesitated for a long time when choosing a gift.
duì对
yú于
shì是
fǒu否
jiē接
shòu受
nà那
fèn份
hǎi海
wài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.
tā他
yóu犹
yù豫
zhe着
shì是
fǒu否
yào要
shuō说
chū出
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.