HSK 7–9 · verb · Practice

徘徊

páihuái

to pace back and forth; to wander; to hover (around a level)

他在门口徘徊,不敢进去。

Tā zài ménkǒu páihuái, bù gǎn jìnqù。

He paced back and forth at the door, not daring to go in.