Translation

• lit. to look forward and back (idiom)
• fig. to consider carefully
• to weigh the pros and cons
• fig. to be overcautious and indecisive

Synonyms

• 举棋不定, 优柔寡断, 动摇, 当断不断, 彷徨, 徘徊, 支支吾吾, 欲言又止, 沉吟不决, 游移, 犹犹豫豫, 犹疑, 犹豫, 犹豫不决, 犹豫不前, 狐疑不决, 瞻顾, 裹足不前, 趑趄, 趑趄不前, 踌躇, 踌躇不前, 踟蹰, 踟蹰不前, 迟疑, 迟疑不决, 首鼠两端