do dự
Pronunciation
Northern
/zɔ˧˧ zɨ̰ʔ˨˩/
Central
/jɔ˧˥ jɨ̰˨˨/
Southern
/jɔ˧˧ jɨ˨˩˨/
Listen
hesitate
Verb
hesitate
1 senses
2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
hesitate
Core Actions
To pause or wait before doing something because one is uncertain or feels nervous about the outcome.
vi Anh ấy do dự một lúc trước khi đưa ra quyết định.
en He hesitated for a moment before making a decision.
Parts
do / dự / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 猶豫 …
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Parts
do / dự / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 猶豫 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 猶豫
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
猶豫
Candidates by syllable
do
由
dự
預
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
ngập ngừng / lưỡng lự / ngần ngại / trù trừ …
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Similar
ngập ngừng / lưỡng lự / ngần ngại / trù trừ …
Use
tự do / nguyên do / lí do / lí do lí trấu …
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Use
tự do / nguyên do / lí do / lí do lí trấu …