# 迟疑 (chíyí)

In Mandarin Chinese, 迟疑 (chíyí) means “to hesitate”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to hesitate
- Pinyin: chíyí (chi2 yi2)
- Traditional: 遲疑
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他迟疑了一会儿才答应。
  Tā chíyíle yīhuìr cái dāying.
  He hesitated for a moment before agreeing.

## Characters

- [迟](https://hanziro.com/word/chi-late/) (chí): late; delayed
- 疑 (yí): to doubt; to suspect

https://hanziro.com/word/chi-yi-hesitate/

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