犹豫不决

yóu yù bù jué

unable to make up your mind

Character by character

犹yóu
hesitate

豫yù
hesitate

不bù
not

决jué
decide

他犹豫不决，错过了机会。

He couldn't make up his mind and missed the chance.

Tone: negative (criticism).

Often 在…上犹豫不决; mildly critical, implying a chance slips away while you hesitate.

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