# 徘徊 (páihuái)

In Mandarin Chinese, 徘徊 (páihuái) means “to pace back and forth; to hesitate”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to pace back and forth; to hesitate
- Pinyin: páihuái (pai2 huai2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他在门口徘徊了很久。
  Tā zài ménkǒu páihuáile hěn jiǔ.
  He paced back and forth at the door for a long time.

## Characters

- 徘 (pái): used in 徘徊
- 徊 (huái): used in 徘徊

https://hanziro.com/word/pai-huai-pace-back-and/

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