趑趄 zi¹ zeoi¹ {zī jū}

1. to advance with difficulty
2. to hesitate to advance

趑車轉〔-车转〕 ci¹ ce¹ zyun³ {Zī chē zhuǎn}

round and round; round in circles; to run round in circles; to go back and forth

趑車轉〔-车转〕 zi¹ ce¹ zyun² {zī chē zhuǎn}

spinning around

趑趄不前 zi¹ zeoi¹ bat¹ cin⁴ {zī jū bù qián}

hesitant and not daring to move forward (idiom)

趑趄囁嚅〔--嗫-〕 zi¹ zeoi¹ zip³ jyu⁴ {zī jū niè rú}

1. faltering steps, mumbling speech (idiom); hesitant
2. cringing
3. to cower