Dictionary › 踌躇

踌躇

chóu chú

HSK 6 2-character word Traditional 躊躇

What 踌躇 means

1. to hesitate
2. literaryto pace back and forth
3. literaryself-satisfied

The characters in 踌躇

• 踌chóuused in 踌躇
• 躇chúused in 踌躇

Words starting with 踌躇

• 踌躇满志chóu chú mǎn zhìenormously proud of one's success (idiom); smug; complacent
• 踌躇不前chóu chú bù qiánto hesitate to move forward; to hesitate; to hold back
• 踌躇不决chóu chú bù juéto hesitate; indecisive

Sounds the same

Read chóu chú, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 踌蹰variant of 踌躇