Chinese word dictionary

踯躅

zhí zhú · (literary) to pace back and forth

Practice word

Word information

Simplified踯躅

Traditional躑躅

Pinyinzhí zhú

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

踯zhí

to hesitate, to waver; irresolute

躅zhú

to walk carefully; to hesitate, to falter

How to learn 踯躅

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.