踌躇不前

躊躇不前
chóuchúbùqián
  1. to hesitate to move forward
  2. to hesitate
  3. to hold back

CEDICT

to be hesitant or indecisive; to waver; to shilly-shally

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 踌躇 chóuchú
  1. to hesitate
  2. (literary) to pace back and forth
  3. (literary) self-satisfied
2 不 bù
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-
3 前 qián
  1. front
  2. forward
  3. ahead
  4. first
  5. top (followed by a number)
  6. future
  7. ago
  8. before
  9. BC (e.g. 前293年)
  10. former
  11. formerly

Related entries

逡巡不前 qūnxúnbùqián
  1. to hesitate to move forward
  2. to balk
  3. to jib
夷犹 yíyóu to hesitate
犯嘀咕 fàndígu
  1. to hesitate
  2. to have second thoughts
  3. to be concerned
  4. to brood (over sth)
  5. to complain
犹疑 yóuyí to hesitate
犹豫 yóuyù to hesitate
不要猶豫去問問題。

Don't hesitate to ask questions.

Source: Tatoeba

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