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徘 pái

to dither, to pace; hesitant

Strokes
11
Level
HSK 6
Radical
彳
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 彳非 ⿰彳非

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  1. 他在门口徘徊了很久。
    Tā zài ménkǒu páihuáile hěn jiǔ.
    He paced back and forth at the doorway for a long time.
    he at doorway pace-back-and-forth(ed) very long
  2. 你为什么在这里徘徊？
    Nǐ wèishénme zài zhèlǐ páihuái?
    Why are you pacing around here?
    you why at here pace-back-and-forth
  3. 别徘徊了，快做决定吧。
    Bié páihuái le, kuài zuò juédìng ba.
    Stop hesitating, make a decision quickly.
    don't pace-back-and-forth (particle), quick make decision (suggestion)
  4. 他没有徘徊，直接走进去了。
    Tā méiyǒu páihuái, zhíjiē zǒu jìnqù le.
    He didn't hesitate, he walked straight in.
    he not-have pace-back-and-forth, directly walk enter-go (particle)
  5. 深夜，他一个人在河边徘徊，想着未来的路。
    Shēnyè, tā yí gè rén zài hébiān páihuái, xiǎngzhe wèilái de lù.
    Late at night, he paced alone by the riverside, thinking about the road ahead.
    deep-night, he one (measure) person at riverside pace-back-and-forth, think(ing) future (particle) road

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