徘徊
HSK 7freq #8578
Meanings
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- 1.to pace back and forth
- 2.to dither; to hesitate
- 3.(of sales figures etc) to fluctuate
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Wiktionary
- 1.to pace back and forth; to walk to and fro; to wander
- 2.to linger; to hover around; to be reluctant to leave
- 3.to hesitate; to dither; to waver
- 4.to oscillate; to fluctuate; to vary (between two values)
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Etymology
A reduplicative, ideophonic compound in Old Chinese. Compare 婓婓 (OC *pʰɯl pʰɯl, “coming and going”), 回回 (OC *ɡuːl ɡuːl, “revolving; turning”).
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