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举棋不定 — Chinese word meaning
HSK 7
举棋不定 (jǔ qí bù dìng) is a Chinese word: hesitant and indecisive. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.
Meaning of 举棋不定
成语 idiom
hesitant and indecisive
他面对两个工作机会，举棋不定，不知道该选哪个。
Faced with two job opportunities, he is hesitant and indecisive, not knowing which one to choose.
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Structure & writing
举 is not used as a component in any other character.
consists of
Xpinyin
兴 is a component in 2 characters
HSK 6
扌 is a component in 176 characters
HSK 3
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拍
to slap or pat with the palm or a flat object
持
to hold; to grasp
挺
stiff and straight
换
to exchange; to trade (give something and receive something else)
据
to occupy; to seize
接
to approach; to come into contact with
提
carry (something with a handle, ring, or strap) with the arm hanging down
搬
to move (a heavy or large object)
HSK 4
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技
skill, craft
折
to break; to snap
抬
to lift up; to raise
抱
to embrace with arms, to hug
拉
to pull toward oneself or drag along
拒
to resist; to withstand
招
to wave or gesture for someone to come or as a greeting
拾
to pick up (something from the ground)
挂
to hang (something) on a hook, nail, rope, etc.
指
finger
按
press down with a hand or finger
授
to hand over; to confer (used in formal or ceremonial occasions)
掉
to fall; to drop
排
to arrange in a row or sequence one after another
推
push (an object) outward in the direction of force
摄
to absorb; to take in
播
to spread, to disseminate
操
to hold; to grasp in the hand
擦
to rub, wipe, or scrub
HSK 5
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抓
to grasp; to grip (with fingers closed around object)
投
to throw toward a target
抢
to snatch; to seize by force
押
to sign or mark on an official document or contract as authentication
抽
pull out (something sandwiched between objects)
拆
to take apart; to disassemble
拖
to drag (an object along a surface)
拥
to embrace; to hug
拨
to move (something) aside with hand, foot, or stick
括
(lit.) to tie up; to bind
拼
to join together; to combine
挑
to pry open; to flick up with a pointed or slender object
挡
to block, obstruct; to shield
挣
struggle to free oneself from restraint
挤
crowd together; (of many things) concentrated at the same time
挥
to wave or swing (the arm, or something held)
捐
to abandon; to give up
损
to decrease; to lose
捡
to pick up; to collect
控
to accuse, to lodge a complaint against
措
to arrange; to handle
描
to trace (a drawing or writing, often with transparent paper over a template)
插
to insert, stick in, or thrust (a long or flat object) into something
握
to grasp or hold something in the hand with fingers curled
搜
to search everywhere
搞
to do, make, handle, or carry out
摇
to shake; to sway back and forth
摔
to fall down (losing balance)
摘
to pick; to pluck (flowers, fruit, leaves, or things worn/hung)
摸
to touch or gently stroke with the hand
撞
to collide with; to crash into
擅
to act without authorization; to exceed one's authority
HSK 6
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抑
to press down; to suppress
抗
to resist; to withstand
抛
to throw; to toss
披
to drape over the shoulders
抵
to prop up; to support
拐
to turn; to change direction
拔
to pull out, uproot
拟
to draft; to draw up
拦
to block, obstruct, stop
挖
to dig (into the ground to form a pit, trench, etc.)
挫
to be frustrated; to fail
捉
to grip; to grasp
捕
to catch; to arrest
捧
to hold or carry with both hands cupped
捷
fast; swift
掏
to reach into and take out
援
to pull or hold with the hand
搭
to set up; to erect
携
to carry with one; to bring along
摆
to arrange; to lay out
撑
prop up, support
撒
to release; to open up
撤
to remove; to cancel
HSK 7
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抒
to express, to give free rein to (one's feelings or opinions)
抖
to tremble or shiver (from cold or fear)
抚
to stroke gently
抠
to dig out with a finger or small tool
抡
to swing one's arm forcefully
抨
(lit.) to impeach (弹劾)
抹
to spread; to apply (paint, cream, etc.)
拄
to lean on (a stick or cane) for support
拇
thumb or big toe; the first digit of the hand or foot
拌
to stir or mix thoroughly
拎
to carry (something) in one's hand
拓
to open up (land, roads)
拘
to arrest or detain
拙
clumsy; unskillful
拢
to close up, to gather together
拣
to choose; to select
拧
to wring; to twist both ends of an object in opposite directions with both hands
拯
to rescue, to save
拱
to clasp one's hands together as a gesture of respect
拴
to tie or fasten with a rope
拽
to pull hard
挎
to hook or hang something by bending one's arm
挟
to clamp under the arm
挠
to obstruct or hinder someone from doing something
挨
to be close to; to be next to
挪
to move; to shift
振
to shake, to wave
挽
to pull; to draw
捂
to cover or seal tightly
捅
to poke; to stab; to thrust
捆
to tie up; to bind with rope
捍
to defend; to resist
捎
to bring or pass along something incidentally
捏
to pinch (with thumb and fingers)
捞
to fish out from water or liquid
捣
to pound downward with one end of a stick or rod
捶
to beat or strike with a fist or club
掀
lift off (a cover or lid)
掐
to press with a fingernail; to pinch or snap off with the thumb and another finger
掘
to dig; to excavate
掠
to plunder; to seize by force
掩
to cover; to conceal
掷
to throw, to hurl, to fling
掺
to mix one thing into another; to blend
揉
to rub with the hand
揍
(colloq.) to hit (someone)
揠
(lit.) to pull up; to uproot
揣
to estimate; to conjecture; to ponder
揪
to grip tightly; to grab and pull
揭
(lit.) to raise high; to hold up
揽
to put one's arm around someone and draw them close
搀
to gently support someone (usually an elderly person) by the arm or hand
搁
to place in a certain position
搂
to embrace or hug with both arms
搅
to disturb; to disrupt
搏
to fight; to combat hand-to-hand
搓
to rub between the palms or roll between the hands
摊
to spread out; to lay flat
摧
to destroy, to break apart
撇
to throw flat (skimming through the air)
撕
to tear apart with one's hands
撬
to pry; to lever open by inserting a rod, knife, or awl into a crack or hole and forcing the other end
撰
to write articles or books; to compose
撵
to expel, drive away
撼
to shake; to rock
攒
to accumulate; to save up
攘
(lit.) to exclude; to repel
Stroke order
棋 is not used as a component in any other character.
consists of
木 is a component in 126 characters
HSK 1
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杯
cup or glass for holding wine, water, tea, etc.
果
fruit; the seed-bearing part of a plant after flowering
校
school
样
shape; appearance; state of affairs
桌
table; desk (furniture for placing items on)
椅
chair (a seat with a backrest)
茶
tea plant (evergreen shrub with oblong leaves, white flowers, and hard-shelled seeds; young leaves are processed into tea leaves)
HSK 3
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极
apex; highest point; extremity
查
to inspect carefully; to examine
树
tree; general term for woody plants
根
root (organ of a higher plant that anchors it and absorbs water and nutrients; taproots and fibrous roots)
梯
ladder; stairs; escalator
检
to inspect; to examine
概
general idea; outline
相
mutually; each other
HSK 4
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松
pine tree (evergreen or deciduous conifer)
林
forest; grove of trees or bamboo
染
to dye (an object with dye)
柿
persimmon tree, a deciduous tree with oval leaves, yellowish-white flowers, and edible orange or red fruit
标
treetop; tip of a branch
格
a ruled cell, box, or grid compartment
案
ancient wooden food tray
桥
bridge (structure built over water or in the air for passage)
桶
bucket; barrel; tub (cylindrical container made of plastic, wood, or metal, sometimes with a handle)
棒
stick; club (usu. thick and short)
森
abounding in trees; densely forested
棵
measure word for plants
植
to plant, to cultivate
深
deep (opposite of shallow)
HSK 5
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某
a certain (person, place, thing, etc.); so-and-so
柜
cabinet or chest (for storing documents, clothes, etc.), usually rectangular, made of metal or wood, with a door or lid
桃
peach tree, a small deciduous tree with smooth twigs, oblong-lanceolate leaves, solitary pink flowers, and sweet, roughly spherical fruit covered in fine fuzz; the kernel is used medicinally
档
shelving or cabinet with compartments for storing files
梨
pear tree, a deciduous tree or shrub with five-petaled white flowers and oval leaves
模
rule; norm; standard
橘
mandarin orange tree, an evergreen tree bearing oblate sweet-sour fruit with red-yellow peel used in medicine
橙
orange tree (evergreen tree with oval leaves, juicy round fruit with red-yellow rind)
橡
deciduous oak tree (also called 栎, 麻栎, or 柞树) whose leaves feed silkworms and whose timber is used for sleepers and furniture
荣
lush; flourishing (of plants)
采
to pick (flowers, leaves, or fruit)
闲
free; unoccupied; idle (opposite of 'busy')
集
to gather, assemble, collect
HSK 6
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枝
branch (of a plant)
枪
traditional spear or lance with a sharp metal tip on a long shaft
枯
withered; dried out (of plants)
柔
soft, pliant (opposite of "刚")
柴
firewood; brushwood for burning
栋
ridgepole or main beam of a house
栏
railing; barrier
株
roots and trunk of a tree above ground
核
hard pit or stone at the center of a fruit
梁
beam; horizontal load-bearing timber or structural member
梅
plum tree (deciduous tree with oval leaves, cold-resistant, blooming in early spring with five-petaled flowers in pink, white, or red; fruit is round, green when unripe and yellow when ripe, edible and sour)
械
specialized implement or tool
棉
cotton plant (annual or perennial herb or shrub; cultivated varieties include upland cotton, sea-island cotton, tree cotton, etc.; cotton fibers are a key textile material; seeds can be pressed for oil; commonly called 棉花)
棋
board game (such as Go, chess, checkers)
棍
stick; rod (made from wood, bamboo, etc.)
棕
brown color (like palm fiber)
椎
vertebra, short bone forming the spine in humans and higher animals
椒
pepper plant (Sichuan pepper, black pepper, chili pepper, etc.) whose fruits or seeds have a pungent or spicy flavor
榜
posted list of names
横
horizontal (opposite of vertical 竖/直)
渠
waterway, especially an artificially dug canal or ditch
HSK 7
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杠
thick rod or pole
杨
poplar tree (deciduous tree with oval or lanceolate leaves and upright branches, including white poplar and other varieties)
枉
crooked, bent; referring to error or deviation
枚
a counter for small objects (similar to 个), one by one
枢
pivot; central or crucial part
柄
handle of an object
柏
cypress tree, an evergreen with scale-like leaves and cone fruits; hard wood used as building material
柱
pillar; column (a vertical load-bearing structural member in a building, usually made of wood or stone)
柳
willow tree (deciduous tree with long, slender drooping branches and narrow leaves)
栖
to perch (originally of birds on trees); broadly, to dwell or stay
栽
to plant; to grow (plants)
桂
plant name: 1. cinnamon tree (evergreen, white flowers, aromatic bark used as spice and medicine); 2. bay laurel (evergreen, oblong leaves, yellow flowers, leaves used as spice); 3. sweet osmanthus (evergreen shrub or small tree, also called 木樨, white or yellow fragrant flowers used as spice)
框
frame embedded in a wall for installing doors or windows
桑
mulberry tree, a deciduous tree with oval serrated leaves used to feed silkworms, sweet purple or yellow-green fruit, and bark/leaves/fruit/roots used in medicine
桨
oar; paddle (for rowing a boat, usually wooden, cylindrical on the upper part and flat and slightly wider on the lower part)
桩
stake or post driven into the ground
梢
the thinner end of a strip-like object
梭
shuttle (weaving tool on a loom that carries the weft thread through the warp, thick in the middle and pointed at both ends, typically made of hard wood; also called 梭子)
梳
comb (tool for tidying hair or beard, made of bamboo, wood, or plastic)
棚
shed or awning made of bamboo, wood, and matting to shelter from sun, wind, and rain
棱
edge where two surfaces of an object meet
棺
coffin
椭
elliptical; oval shape formed by cutting a cylinder or cone at an angle
椰
coconut palm, a tall tropical evergreen tree whose fruit contains juice and edible flesh
楷
model, example, standard
榨
to press or squeeze out juice from something
槐
pagoda tree, a deciduous tree with pinnate leaves, pale yellow flowers, and cylindrical seed pods; used as dye source, medicine, and timber
槛
threshold (low strip at the base of a door, made of wood or stone)
槽
trough (rectangular container with raised sides and a sunken middle, used for feed, water, or wine; especially a feed trough for livestock)
橱
cabinet; cupboard (a piece of furniture with doors for storing things)
檐
eaves; overhanging edge of a roof
沐
to wash one's hair; to bathe, wash
其 is a component in 6 characters
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不 is a component in 8 characters
HSK 3
不 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.
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定 is a component in 2 characters
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