qūn​xún

to hesitate

  • created reference approved 逡巡 → 逡循 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    逡巡 qūn​xún

    逡循 qūn​xún

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 逡巡 · qūn​xún · to hesitate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    逡巡

    qūn​xún

    to hesitate

    (literary) to hesitate or hold back due to worry; to pace back and forth indecisively

    逡 (opaque) → 逡 · qūn · to shrink back 巡 (opaque) → 巡 · xún · to patrol

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 逡巡 · qūn​xún · to draw back — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    逡巡

    qūn​xún

    to draw back

    (literary) to retreat or shrink back in fear

    逡 (opaque) → 逡 · qūn · to shrink back 巡 (opaque) → 巡 · xún · to patrol

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 逡巡 · qūn​xún · in an instant — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    逡巡

    qūn​xún

    in an instant

    (literary) in a very short time; in the blink of an eye

    逡 (opaque) → 逡 · qūn · to shrink back 巡 (opaque) → 巡 · xún · to patrol

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense