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举棋不定

jǔ qí bù dìngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to hesitate over what move to make (idiom) / to waver / to shilly-shally
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-78ac7d365b2fab62. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

舉棋不定 举棋不定 [ju3 qi2 bu4 ding4] /to hesitate over what move to make (idiom); to waver/to shilly-shally/

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Other forms in these source records: 舉棋不定

  • 举
    jǔ

    to lift / to hold up / to cite / to enumerate / to act / to raise / to choose / to elect / act / move / deed

  • 棋
    qí

    chess / chess-like game / a game of chess / CL:盤|盘[pán] / chess piece / CL:個|个[gè],顆|颗[kē]

  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 定
    dìng

    to fix / to set / to make definite / to subscribe to (a newspaper etc) / to book (tickets etc) / to order (goods etc) / to congeal / to coagulate / (literary) definitely

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.