逡巡

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

CEDICT

  1. (literary) to hesitate to move forward; to hang back
  2. to hesitate to move forward; to hang back

Wiktionary

  1. 向后退。《庄子．秋水》：「东海之鳖，左足未入，而右膝已絷矣。于是逡巡而却。」汉．贾谊〈过秦论〉：「秦人开关而延敌，九国之师，逡巡遁逃而不敢进。」也作「逡循」。
  2. 徘徊不前。
  3. 顷刻之间。

重編國語辭典

因为有所顾虑而徘徊不前甚至退却；犹豫

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 逡 qūn to shrink back (from sth)
=2 巡 xún
  1. to patrol
  2. to make one's rounds
  3. classifier for rounds of drinks
=2 巡 xún variant of 巡 xún

Containing this entry

逡巡不前 qūnxúnbùqián
  1. to hesitate to move forward
  2. to balk
  3. to jib

Related entries

鞧 qiū
  1. crupper
  2. leather strap
  3. (dialect) to draw back
  4. to shrink
摆弄 bǎinòng
  1. to move back and forth
  2. to fiddle with
佪 huái
  1. irresolute
  2. to move back and forth
摆动 bǎidòng
  1. to sway
  2. to swing
  3. to move back and forth
  4. to oscillate
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
踌躇不前 chóuchúbùqián
  1. to hesitate to move forward
  2. to hesitate
  3. to hold back
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
一晃 yīhuǎng
  1. (of passing time) in an instant
  2. (of a sight) in a flash
一霎时 yīshàshí in an instant
旋踵 xuánzhǒng (literary) in an instant (lit. to turn on one's heel)
顷刻间 qǐngkèjiān in an instant
一溜烟 yīliùyān
  1. like a wisp of smoke
  2. (to disappear etc) in an instant
一霎眼 yīshàyǎn
  1. suddenly
  2. in an instant
猛可 měngkě
  1. suddenly
  2. in an instant
霎眼 shàyǎn
  1. to blink
  2. in an instant
  3. in the twinkle of an eye