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trù trừ

Pronunciation Northern /ʨṳ˨˩ ʨɨ̤˨˩/ Central /tʂu˧˧ tʂɨ˧˧/ Southern /tʂu˨˩ tʂɨ˨˩/
Listen
hesitate; dither
Verb
hesitate; dither
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Sense 1 Verb
hesitate; dither Core ActionsTheme

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.

Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
躊躇
Candidates by syllable
trù 躊（嚋） trừ 除
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