犹 yóu
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 犭 — dog
- Made of
- 犭 dog 尤 especially, particularly
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
犹豫不决
yóuyùbùjué
hesitant; undecided
Characters in this word
豫 yù
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 豕 — pig, boar
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
不 bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 面对两份都很好的工作，她犹豫不决，不知道选哪个。 Miànduì liǎng fèn dōu hěn hǎo de gōngzuò, tā yóuyùbùjué, bù zhīdào xuǎn nǎge. Faced with two very good job offers, she hesitated, not knowing which to choose.
- 他犹豫不决了半天，最后还是买了那件红色的外套。 Tā yóuyùbùjué le bàntiān, zuìhòu háishì mǎile nà jiàn hóngsè de wàitào. He hesitated for a long while, but in the end he still bought that red coat.
- 别再犹豫不决了，机会不等人，快点决定吧！ Bié zài yóuyùbùjué le, jīhuì bù děng rén, kuàidiǎn juédìng ba! Stop hesitating — opportunity waits for no one, so make up your mind quickly!
Related words
- 犹豫 yóuyù to hesitate
- 犹如 yóurú like, as if
- 记忆犹新 jìyìyóuxīn to remain fresh in one’s memory
- 不大 búdà not very, not much
- 不对 búduì wrong, incorrect
- 不客气 búkèqi you're welcome
- 不用 búyòng no need to
- 不 bù no, not
- 对不起 duìbuqǐ sorry, excuse me
- 是不是 shìbushì is it or not? (tag question)
- 不错 búcuò good; not bad
- 不但 búdàn not only