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Impatient (idiom) in Chinese: 迫不及待 (pò bù jí dài)

pò bù jí dài

impatient (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1impatient (idiom); in a hurry
  2. 2itching to get on with it

Stroke order

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迫
不
及
待

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ㄆㄛˋ

pò

ㄆ/ pㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

ㄅㄨˋ

bù

ㄅ/ bㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄐㄧˊ

jí

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iˊ/ second tone

ㄉㄞˋ

dài

ㄉ/ dㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

See 迫不及待 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 收到礼物，他迫不及待地打开了。

    shōu dào lǐ wù， tā pò bù jí dài dì dǎ kāi le。

    Getting the gift, he opened it, unable to wait a moment longer.

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Related words

不

bù

no

待

dài

to wait

及

jí

and

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

及时

jí shí

timely

不安

bù ān

unpeaceful

不必

bù bì

need not

不断

bù duàn

unceasing

不免

bù miǎn

inevitably

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