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All HSK 3.0 Level 7–9 words

徘徊

páihuái
HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9HSK 2.0 · Level 6

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

  1. to pace back and forth
  2. to hesitate

Stroke order

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