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徘徊

pái huái · pai huai

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Meaning

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他(tā)在(zài)门(mén)口(kǒu)徘(pái)徊(huái)了(le)很(hěn)久(jiǔ)，最(zuì)后(hòu)还(hái)是(shi)没(méi)进(jìn)去(qù)。

He paced back and forth at the door for a long time, but in the end he still didn't go in.

最(zuì)近(jìn)房(fáng)价(jià)一(yì)直(zhí)在(zài)涨(zhǎng)和(hé)跌(diē)之(zhī)间(jiān)徘(pái)徊(huái)。

Recently housing prices have been fluctuating between rising and falling.

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