徘
徊

To pace back and forth in Chinese: 徘徊 (pái huái)

pái huái

to pace back and forth

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to pace back and forth
  2. 2to dither; to hesitate
  3. 3(of sales figures etc) to fluctuate

Stroke order

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徘
徊

Zhuyin

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ㄆㄞˊ

pái

ㄆ/ pㄞ/ aiˊ/ second tone

ㄏㄨㄞˊ

huái

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄞ/ aiˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 他在门口徘徊了很久，不敢进去。

    tā zài mén kǒu pái huái le hěn jiǔ， bù gǎn jìn qù。

    He paced back and forth at the door for a long time, not daring to enter.

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Related words

排斥

pái chì

to reject

排放

pái fàng

to arrange in order

排练

pái liàn

to rehearse

牌照

pái zhào

(business) license

派别

pài bié

group

派遣

pài qiǎn

to send (on a mission)

攀

pān

to climb (by pulling oneself up)

攀升

pān shēng

to clamber up

盘算

pán suàn

to plot

判处

pàn chǔ

to sentence

判定

pàn dìng

to judge

判决

pàn jué

judgment (by a court of law)

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