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What does 徘徊 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

徘徊 páihuái

to pace back and forth

It can also mean

  • to waver; to hesitate
  • to fluctuate (of figures)

Its characters

  1. 徘 pái to pace back and forth (as in 徘徊)
  2. 徊 huái to pace back and forth (as in 徘徊)

In a sentence

他在门口徘徊了很久。 He paced back and forth at the door for a long time.

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