trù trừ
Pronunciation
Northern
/ʨṳ˨˩ ʨɨ̤˨˩/
Central
/tʂu˧˧ tʂɨ˧˧/
Southern
/tʂu˨˩ tʂɨ˨˩/
Listen
hesitate; dither
Verb
hesitate; dither
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Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
hesitate; dither Core Actions
To pause or delay taking action because of a feeling of uncertainty or indecision.
vi Cô ấy trù trừ mãi mới dám bước vào phòng.
en She hesitated for a long time before entering the room.
Parts
trù / trừ / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 躊躇 …
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Parts
trù / trừ / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 躊躇 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 躊躇
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
躊躇
Candidates by syllable
trù
躊（嚋）
trừ
除
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
do dự / ngập ngừng / lưỡng lự / ngần ngại …
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Similar
do dự / ngập ngừng / lưỡng lự / ngần ngại …
Use
trù phú / trù tính / dự trù / trù liệu …
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Use
trù phú / trù tính / dự trù / trù liệu …