躊躇不前 chóu chú bù qián

to hesitate; to hesitate to move forward; to hold back

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to hesitate
  2. 2. to hesitate to move forward
  3. 3. to hold back

Characters

Character Meaning
躊 chóu
to hesitate; to waver; to pace back and forth
躇 chú
to hesitate
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
前 qián HSK 1
front; before; forward