Adj.hesitate; be irresolute

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 犹豫.
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豫 stroke order svg

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Character Breakdown

犹豫 consists of 2 characters.

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
liǎo
xià
neutralSpoken
hesitated for a moment
Adverb + Verb
fēi
cháng
yóu
neutral
very hesitant
zài
yóu
neutral
no longer hesitate
Idiomwith不决
yóu
jué
neutral
hesitate and indecisive

Example Sentences with 犹豫

yóu
le
xià
rán
hòu
shuō
hǎo
He hesitated for a moment, then said 'okay'.
zài
qiān
shǔ
zhè
fèn
guān
jiàn
xié
qián
hǎn
jiàn
yóu
le
piàn
He hesitated for a moment, which was rare for him, before signing this crucial agreement.
hái
zài
yóu
shén
me
nán
dào
rèn
wéi
zhè
shì
jué
jiā
de
huì
ma
What are you still hesitating about? Don't you think this is an excellent opportunity?
zài
xuǎn
shí
yóu
le
hěn
jiǔ
She hesitated for a long time when choosing a gift.
duì
shì
fǒu
jiē
shòu
fèn
hǎi
wài
gōng
zuò
háo
méi
yǒu
yóu
She did not hesitate at all about whether to accept that overseas job offer.
yóu
zhe
shì
fǒu
yào
shuō
chū
zhēn
xiàng
jìng
zhè
néng
huì
shāng
hài
suǒ
yǒu
rén
He hesitated about whether to tell the truth, as it might hurt everyone after all.
miàn
duì
zhè
ge
zhòng
yào
de
jué
dìng
xiǎn
de
yǒu
xiē
yóu
jué
Faced with this important decision, he seemed somewhat hesitant.
bié
yóu
le
kuài
jué
dìng
wǎn
cān
shì
chī
huǒ
guō
hái
shì
kǎo
ròu
ba
Stop hesitating and quickly decide whether we're having hot pot or barbecue for dinner!