Usage of the character 躇
chú
躇
[躇]
- used in 躊躇／踌躇 (chóuchu)
chóuchú
踌躇
[躊躇]
- to hesitate
- (literary) to pace back and forth
- (literary) self-satisfied
chíchú
踟躇
[踟躇]
- variant of 踟躕／踟蹰 (chíchú)
chóuchúbùqián
踌躇不前
[躊躇不前]
- to hesitate to move forward
- to hesitate
- to hold back
chóuchúbùjué
踌躇不决
[躊躇不決]
- to hesitate
- indecisive
chóuchúmǎnzhì
踌躇满志
[躊躇滿志]
- enormously proud of one's success (idiom); smug
- complacent