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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

Where 踌躇 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · chóu–chū (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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