limbo: Chinese meaning and pinyin · DailyEnglish Marathon

Chinese meaning

悬而未决（的状态）

悬xuán而ér未wèi决jué、无wú处chǔ安ān放fàng的de状zhuàng态tài

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外wài交jiāo官guān因yīn战zhàn事shì被bèi撤chè离lí，去qù留liú悬xuán而ér未wèi定dìng

Example

As the U.S-Iran war ramps up again, hundreds of diplomats are in limbo.

随着美伊战争再度升级，数百名外交官的处境悬而未决。

Source: NPR · 20 Jul 2026

Background ✎

美měi伊yī冲chōng突tū再zài起qǐ，美měi国guó国guó务wù院yuàn因yīn伊yī朗lǎng袭xí击jī海hǎi湾wān国guó家jiā而ér大dà批pī撤chè离lí外wài交jiāo人rén员yuán，这zhè些xiē人rén何hé时shí恢huī复fù正zhèng常cháng工gōng作zuò岗gǎng位wèi仍réng不bù明míng朗lǎng。