恨
不
得

Wishing one could do sth in Chinese: 恨不得 (hèn bu de)

hèn bu de

wishing one could do sth

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1wishing one could do sth; to hate to be unable; itching to do sth

Stroke order

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恨
不
得

Zhuyin

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ㄏㄣˋ

hèn

ㄏ/ hㄣ/ enˋ/ fourth tone

˙ㄅㄨ

bu

˙/ neutral toneㄅ/ bㄨ/ u

˙ㄉㄜ

de

˙/ neutral toneㄉ/ dㄜ/ e

Example sentences

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  • 我恨不得马上飞到你身边。

    wǒ hèn bù dé mǎ shàng fēi dào nǐ shēn biān。

    I wish I could fly to your side right away.

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Related words

不

bù

no

得

dé

to obtain

恨

hèn

to hate

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

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