徘徊 páihuái HSK7 pace Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 徘徊 páihuái pace verb to pace back and forth; to linger or walk around a location 他在校门口徘徊了很久，似乎在等什么人。 tā zài xiàoménkǒu páihuái le hěn jiǔ, sìhū zài děng shénme rén. He lingered at the school gate for a long time, as if waiting for someone. fluctuate verb to hover or stall at a certain level; to move within a narrow range 下半年的销售额一直在低位徘徊。 xiàbànnián de xiāoshòu'é yīzhí zài dīwèi páihuái. Sales figures have been hovering at a low level in the second half of the year. hesitate verb to dither; to be undecided or waver between multiple options 面对这两个工作机会，他徘徊不定。 miànduì zhèi liǎng gè gōngzuò jīhuì, tā páihuái bù dìng. Faced with these two job opportunities, he is hesitating. Frequency Movie subtitles 4.74 per million appears in 2% of films Written text 10.4 per million Details HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Cross-References Has variant 俳佪 páihuáiReferenced by 裴回 péihuí Sources Definitions CC-CEDICT Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
徘徊 páihuái pace verb to pace back and forth; to linger or walk around a location 他在校门口徘徊了很久，似乎在等什么人。 tā zài xiàoménkǒu páihuái le hěn jiǔ, sìhū zài děng shénme rén. He lingered at the school gate for a long time, as if waiting for someone. fluctuate verb to hover or stall at a certain level; to move within a narrow range 下半年的销售额一直在低位徘徊。 xiàbànnián de xiāoshòu'é yīzhí zài dīwèi páihuái. Sales figures have been hovering at a low level in the second half of the year. hesitate verb to dither; to be undecided or waver between multiple options 面对这两个工作机会，他徘徊不定。 miànduì zhèi liǎng gè gōngzuò jīhuì, tā páihuái bù dìng. Faced with these two job opportunities, he is hesitating. Frequency Movie subtitles 4.74 per million appears in 2% of films Written text 10.4 per million Details HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Cross-References Has variant 俳佪 páihuáiReferenced by 裴回 péihuí Sources Definitions CC-CEDICT Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
