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犹豫不决

犹豫不决 (yóu yù bù jué): Hesitant / Indecisive — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

犹豫不决 consists of 4 characters.

like, similar to; still, yet

to hesitate, to be cautious

to decide; to determine; to breach (as in a dike)

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Pinyinyóu yù bù jué

MeaningHesitant / Indecisive

Characters4

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

Syntax—

Word犹豫不决

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3.

How to Use 犹豫不决 in Sentences

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

Adverb + Adjectivewith总是

zǒng总

shì是

yóu犹

yù豫

bù不

jué决

neutral

always indecisive

Verb + Complementwith感到

gǎn感

dào到

yóu犹

yù豫

bù不

jué决

Adjective + Noun

yóu犹

yù豫

bù不

jué决

de的

rén人

4.

Example Sentences with 犹豫不决

tā他

yóu犹

yù豫

bù不

jué决

，

bù

neutral

feel indecisive

neutral

indecisive person

yóu犹

yù豫

bù不

jué决

de的

tài态

du度

formalWritten

indecisive attitude

不

zhī知

dào道

xuǎn选

nǎ哪

ge个

píng苹

guǒ果

。

He hesitated, not knowing which apple to choose.

zài在

qiān签

shǔ署

zhè这

fèn份

guān关

jiàn键

xié协

yì议

qián前

，

tā他

réng仍

yǒu有

xiē些

yóu犹

yù豫

bù不

jué决

。

He is still somewhat hesitant before signing this crucial agreement.

nǐ你

wèi为

hé何

zǒng总

shì是

zài在

zhòng重

dà大

xuǎn选

zé择

miàn面

qián前

yóu犹

yù豫

bù不

jué决

ne呢

？

Why are you always indecisive when faced with major choices?

zài在

jué决

dìng定

shì是

fǒu否

cān参

jiā加

bǐ比

sài赛

shí时

，

tā她

yóu犹

yù豫

bù不

jué决

le了

hěn很

jiǔ久

。

She hesitated for a long time when deciding whether to join the competition.

tā他

zhè这

cì次

méi没

yǒu有

yóu犹

yù豫

bù不

jué决

，

ér而

shì是

guǒ果

duàn断

dì地

zhuā抓

zhù住

le了

jī机

yù遇

。

This time, he did not hesitate but decisively seized the opportunity.

miàn面

duì对

fù复

zá杂

de的

tóu投

zī资

fāng方

àn案

，

dǒng董

shì事

men们

xiàn陷

rù入

le了

yóu犹

yù豫

bù不

jué决

de的

jìng境

dì地

。

Faced with the complex investment proposal, the directors found themselves in a state of indecision.

miàn面

duì对

liǎng两

gè个

gōng工

zuò作

jī机

huì会

，

tā他

yóu犹

yù豫

bù不

jué决

，

yīn因

wèi为

měi每

gè个

dōu都

yǒu有

yōu优

diǎn点

hé和

quē缺

diǎn点

。

Faced with two job offers, he hesitated because each had its pros and cons.

bié别

yóu犹

yù豫

bù不

jué决

le了

，

wǒ我

men们

dé得

gǎn赶

jǐn紧

jué决

dìng定

wǎn晚

cān餐

chī吃

shén什

me么

。

Stop hesitating; we need to quickly decide what to have for dinner.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 犹豫不决.

Words with 犹

犹豫yóu yùHSK 5
犹如yóu rúHSK 6
记忆犹新jì yì yóu xīnHSK 7-9
毫不犹豫háo bù yóu yù

Words with 豫

犹豫yóu yùHSK 5
鄂豫皖è yù wǎn
毫不犹豫háo bù yóu yù

Words with 不

不要bù yàoHSK 1
不客气bú kè qiHSK 1
对不起duì bu qǐHSK 1
不错bù cuòHSK 2
不好意思bù hǎo yì siHSK 2
不久bù jiǔHSK 3
不但bù dànHSK 3
不同

Words with 决

决定jué dìngHSK 3
解决jiě juéHSK 3
决心jué xīnHSK 5
决赛jué sàiHSK 5
坚决jiān juéHSK 5
决策jué cèHSK 6
判决pàn juéHSK 6
否决

bù tóng

HSK 3

fǒu jué

HSK 6