迟疑
Old HSK 6
迟疑 (chíyí) · to hesitate
迟疑 (chíyí) means “to hesitate”. It is written with 2 characters: 迟 (late) + 疑 (to doubt). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 迟疑 is built
The characters
迟 chí · late
What 迟 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 尺chǐ — one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation
- 尸shī — body
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 尸shī — body
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 尺 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
疑 yí · to doubt
What 疑 is made of
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 矢shǐ — arrow
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 天tiān — sky
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
- 疋pǐ — foot shape
Origin hint: An old man walking 疋 while holding 匕 a cane 矢 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他迟疑了一下，然后点了点头。Tā chíyí le yíxià, ránhòu diǎn le diǎn tóu.He hesitated for a moment and then nodded.
她毫不迟疑地答应了。Tā háobù chíyí de dāyìng le.She agreed without hesitation.
Questions about 迟疑
What does 迟疑 mean?
迟疑 (chíyí) means “to hesitate”.
How do you pronounce 迟疑?
迟疑 is pronounced chíyí.
Which HSK level is 迟疑?
迟疑 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 迟到chídàoto be late
- 推迟tuīchíto postpone
- 迟早chízǎosooner or later
- 迟钝chídùnslow-witted
- 迟缓chíhuǎnslow
- 迟chílate
- 怀疑huáiyíto doubt
- 疑问yíwènquestion
- 嫌疑xiányísuspicion
- 疑惑yíhuòpuzzled
Learn 迟疑 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 28: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.