Definition

1. Verb:
   • To hesitate: To pause or delay before acting, speaking, or deciding, often due to uncertainty or careful consideration.
   • To weigh up / to deliberate: To think carefully about the different possibilities or consequences before making a choice.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cô ấy đo đắn rất lâu trước khi đưa ra câu trả lời. (She hesitated for a long time before giving an answer.)
  • Anh ấy đo đắn giữa hai lựa chọn công việc. (He deliberated between the two job offers.)

Advanced Usage

• "sự đo đắn": (noun) hesitation, indecision.
  • Sự đo đắn của anh ấy khiến mọi người sốt ruột. (His hesitation made everyone impatient.)

Variants and Related Words

• Do dự (v): to hesitate, to be indecisive. This is a more common synonym.
  • Đừng do dự nữa, hãy quyết định đi. (Don't hesitate any longer, make a decision.)

Synonyms

• Hesitate: To pause before doing something.
• Deliberate: To consider or discuss carefully.
• Waver: To be indecisive.

Related Idioms

• Đo đắn cân nhắc: To weigh and consider carefully; to think something over thoroughly.
  • Cần đo đắn cân nhắc mọi khía cạnh trước khi ký hợp đồng. (You need to weigh up every aspect carefully before signing the contract.)