踟蹰不前 in English chi2 chu2 bu5 qian2 Meaning

Meanings

  • hesitant to take action

Simplified Characters

踟 蹰 不 前

Traditional Characters

踟 躕 不 前

Pinyin

chi2 chu2 bu5 qian2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

踟chi2hesitating 蹰chu2irresolute 不bu4(negative prefix) 前qian2front