徘徊

徘徊
páihuái

to pace back and forth

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MEANING3 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    to pace back and forth

    在某处走来走去,不知道去哪里或犹豫不决zài mǒu chǔ zǒu lái zǒu qù, búzhīdào qù nǎlǐ huò yóuyù bújuédinng

    • He paced back and forth in the room.

  2. verb

    to dither; to hesitate

    在某个地方来回走动,不知道往哪里去zài mǒuǎ dìfang láihuí zǒudòng, búzhīdào wǎng nǎli qù

    • He is still hesitating.

  3. verb

    (of sales figures etc) to fluctuate

    在某个地方来回走动,不确定是否离开zài mǒuɡè dìfang láihuí zǒudòng, búquèdìng shìfǒu líkāi

    • Sales figures are hovering at low levels.

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