| 惺忪 | xīng sōng | drowsy-eyed / (literary) wavering / indecisive / (literary) awake / conscious / clearheaded |   |
| 拿不准 | ná bù zhǔn | in doubt / unsure of sth / unable to decide / indecisive | |
| 朝三暮四 | zhāo sān mù sì | lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom) / to change sth that is already settled upon / indecisive / to blow hot and cold | |
| 优柔 | yōu róu | gentle / carefree / indecisive / weak | |
| 优柔寡断 | yōu róu guǎ duàn | indecisive / irresolute | |
| 把持不定 | bǎ chí bù dìng | indecisive (idiom) | |
| 粘皮带骨 | nián pí dài gǔ | (old) (idiom) muddled / indecisive / plodding | |
| 摇摆不定 | yáo bǎi bù dìng | indecisive / wavering | |
| 儃 |  chán | indecisive / irresolute | |
| 龟毛 | guī máo | (Tw) (coll.) indecisive / fussy / nitpicking (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [ku-moo]) | |
| 媕婀 | ān ē | (literary) hesitant / indecisive | |
| 踌躇不决 | chóu chú bù jué | to hesitate / indecisive | |
| 拖泥带水 | tuō ní - dài shuǐ | (idiom) muddy and wet / (idiom) (of speech, writing etc) slovenly / sloppy / (of actions) indecisive | |
| 东摇西摆 | dōng yáo - xī bǎi | (idiom) to sway from side to side / unsteady / (idiom) indecisive / hesitant | |
| 粘皮带骨 | nián pí - dài gǔ | (old) (idiom) muddled / indecisive / plodding | |
| 瞻前顾后 | zhān qián gù hòu | lit. to look forward and back (idiom) / fig. to consider carefully / to weigh the pros and cons / fig. to be overcautious and indecisive | |
| 蔫呼呼 | niān hū hū | weak and indecisive | |
