巴
不
得

(coll.) to be eager for in Chinese: 巴不得 (bā bu de)

bā bu de

(coll.) to be eager for

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1(coll.) to be eager for
  2. 2to long for
  3. 3to look forward to

Stroke order

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巴
不
得

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄚ

bā

ㄅ/ bㄚ/ a—/ first tone

˙ㄅㄨ

bu

˙/ neutral toneㄅ/ bㄨ/ u

˙ㄉㄜ

de

˙/ neutral toneㄉ/ dㄜ/ e

Example sentences

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  • 他巴不得马上回家过年。

    tā bā bù dé mǎ shàng huí jiā guò nián。

    He can't wait to go home for the New Year.

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Related words

不

bù

no

得

dé

to obtain

觉得

jué de

to think that ...

记得

jì de

to remember

不但

bù dàn

not only (... but also ...)

不管

bù guǎn

not to be concerned

不过

bù guò

only

不仅

bù jǐn

not just

得意

dé yì

proud of oneself

获得

huò dé

to obtain

值得

zhí de

to be worth

不安

bù ān

unpeaceful

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