Chinese Word: 彷 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

彷

Pinyin: páng

English Definition: irresolute

Chinese Definition:
①(彷徨)犹疑不决，不知道往哪里走好。亦作“旁皇”。

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 彳

Pictophonetic:方 indicates the sound; 彳 (step) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 彳 [ chì ] to step with the left foot
- 方 [ fāng ] square, rectangle; side; region; flag

Similar Characters: 仿

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彷徨	páng huáng	to pace back and forth; to hesitate; to be indecisive
踌躇彷徨	chóu chú páng huáng	to dawdle and hesitate (idiom)
歧路彷徨	qí lù páng huáng	to hesitate at the crossroad (idiom)
彷徉	páng yáng	unsettled; doubtful; to roam about

1		tā 它 de 的 gǔ tou 骨头 hǎo xiàng 好像 tóng guǎn 铜管。 tā 它 de 的 zhī tǐ 肢体 páng fó 彷佛 tiě gùn 铁棍。 His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.
2		tā 她 kàn qǐ lai 看起来 páng fó 彷佛 gāng 刚 cóng 从 wài tài kōng 外太空 huí lai 回来 shì de 似的。 It looks as if she had just come back from outer space.
3		nǐ men 你们 wèi shén me 为什么 páng fó 彷佛 shén 神 bī pò 逼迫 wǒ 我， chī 吃 wǒ 我 de 的 ròu 肉 hái 还 yǐ wéi 以为 bù zú 不足 ne 呢。 Why do ye persecute me as God, and are not satisfied with my flesh?
4		lù dēng 路灯 páng fó 彷佛 bǐ 比 yǐ qián 以前 zhǎng de 长得 gèng dà 更大 le 了， yīn wèi 因为 tā 它 jī hū 几乎 bǎ 把 zhěng gè 整个 yǐ zi 椅子 dōu 都 sāi mǎn 塞满 le 了。 It seemed almost as if it had grown larger, for it appeared quite to fill the chair.
5		tā 她 de 的 gōng zuò shì 工作室 wèi yú 位于 shàng hǎi 上海 xī jiāo 西郊 yī gè 一个 ān jìng 安静 de 的 yuàn zi 院子 lǐ 里， páng fó 彷佛 shì 是 yuǎn lí 远离 xuān xiāo 喧嚣 de 的 lìng yī gè 另一个 shì jiè 世界。 Her studio, tucked in a quiet compound in a western suburb of Shanghai, is seemingly a world away.

1		tā 它 de 的 gǔ tou 骨头 hǎo xiàng 好像 tóng guǎn 铜管。 tā 它 de 的 zhī tǐ 肢体 páng fó 彷佛 tiě gùn 铁棍。 His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.
2		tā 她 kàn qǐ lai 看起来 páng fó 彷佛 gāng 刚 cóng 从 wài tài kōng 外太空 huí lai 回来 shì de 似的。 It looks as if she had just come back from outer space.
3		nǐ men 你们 wèi shén me 为什么 páng fó 彷佛 shén 神 bī pò 逼迫 wǒ 我， chī 吃 wǒ 我 de 的 ròu 肉 hái 还 yǐ wéi 以为 bù zú 不足 ne 呢。 Why do ye persecute me as God, and are not satisfied with my flesh?
4		lù dēng 路灯 páng fó 彷佛 bǐ 比 yǐ qián 以前 zhǎng de 长得 gèng dà 更大 le 了， yīn wèi 因为 tā 它 jī hū 几乎 bǎ 把 zhěng gè 整个 yǐ zi 椅子 dōu 都 sāi mǎn 塞满 le 了。 It seemed almost as if it had grown larger, for it appeared quite to fill the chair.
5		tā 她 de 的 gōng zuò shì 工作室 wèi yú 位于 shàng hǎi 上海 xī jiāo 西郊 yī gè 一个 ān jìng 安静 de 的 yuàn zi 院子 lǐ 里， páng fó 彷佛 shì 是 yuǎn lí 远离 xuān xiāo 喧嚣 de 的 lìng yī gè 另一个 shì jiè 世界。 Her studio, tucked in a quiet compound in a western suburb of Shanghai, is seemingly a world away.