逡巡不前

qūnxúnbùqián
  1. to hesitate to move forward
  2. to balk
  3. to jib

CEDICT

遲疑不敢前進

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 逡巡 qūnxún
  1. to draw back
  2. to move back and forth
  3. to hesitate
  4. in an instant
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

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