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欲言又止【yù yán yòu zhǐ】

to want to say sth but then hesitate

汉语词典Chinese definitions

欲言又止【yù yán yòu zhǐ】

chéng yǔ成语

tūn tūn tǔ tǔ吞吞吐吐，xiǎng想shuō huà说话què却yòu又bù不shuì说

（dàn旦zuō作jīng xǐ惊喜，yù欲yán言yòu又zhǐ止jiè介）（bēi背xiǎng想）zhè这shēng生sù素mèi昧píng shēng平生，Hé何yīn因dào cǐ到此？

欲言又止【yù yán yòu zhǐ】

to want to say sth but then hesitate

汉语词典Chinese definitions

欲言又止【yù yán yòu zhǐ】

chéng yǔ成语

tūn tūn tǔ tǔ吞吞吐吐，xiǎng想shuō huà说话què却yòu又bù不shuì说

（dàn旦zuō作jīng xǐ惊喜，yù欲yán言yòu又zhǐ止jiè介）（bēi背xiǎng想）zhè这shēng生sù素mèi昧píng shēng平生，Hé何yīn因dào cǐ到此？

欲

HSK 6

含义desire, want, long for; intend

拼音yù

言

HSK 24

含义words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149

拼音yán

又

HSK 21

含义and, also, again, in addition

拼音yòu

止

HSK 32

含义stop, halt, desist; detain

拼音zhǐ