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

踌躇 chóuchú
  1. to hesitate
  2. (literary) to pace back and forth
  3. (literary) self-satisfied
踌躇不决 chóuchúbùjué
  1. to hesitate
  2. indecisive
迟疑 chíyí to hesitate
首鼠两端 shǒushǔliǎngduān
  1. (idiom) to hesitate
  2. to remain undecided
碍口 àikǒu
  1. to shy to speak out
  2. tongue-tied
  3. to hesitate
  4. too embarrassing for words
蹙 cù
  1. to knit (one's brows)
  2. wrinkled (of brows)
  3. to hesitate
  4. distressed
逡巡 qūnxún
  1. to draw back
  2. to move back and forth
  3. to hesitate
  4. in an instant
敛 liǎn
  1. (literary) to hold back
  2. (literary) to restrain; to control (oneself)
  3. to collect; to gather
  4. Taiwan pr. liàn
遏止 èzhǐ
  1. to hold back
  2. to check (i.e. to stop sb's advance)
  3. to resist
  4. esp. with negative, irresistible, unstoppable etc
抵挡 dǐdǎng
  1. to resist
  2. to hold back
  3. to stop
  4. to ward off
  5. to withstand
没有男人能够抵挡女人的诱惑。

No man can resist the lure of a woman.

Source: Tatoeba

拖后腿 tuōhòutuǐ
  1. to impede
  2. to obstruct
  3. to hold back
遏 è
  1. to restrain
  2. to check
  3. to hold back
遏制 èzhì
  1. to check
  2. to contain
  3. to hold back
  4. to keep within limits
  5. to constrain
  6. to restrain
我无法遏制住我的怒火。

I couldn't contain my anger.

I couldn't control my anger.

I could not control my anger.

I couldn't hold back my anger.

Source: Tatoeba

保留 bǎoliú
  1. to keep
  2. to retain
  3. to have reservations (about sth)
  4. to hold back (from saying sth)
  5. to put aside for later
保留一切權利。

All rights reserved.

Source: Tatoeba

憋 biē
  1. to choke
  2. to stifle
  3. to restrain
  4. to hold back
  5. to hold in (urine)
  6. to hold (one's breath)