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迫不及待

pò bù jí dài · po bu ji dai

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HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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

  1. Dengdeng

    琦琦(qíqí)今天(jīntiān)从(cóng)上海(shànghǎi)回来(huílai)，我(wǒ)迫不及待(pòbùjídài)想(xiǎng)见(jiàn)她(tā)！

    Qiqi comes back from Shanghai today. I can't wait to see her!

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也(yě)迫不及待(pòbùjídài)，她(tā)说(shuō)给(gěi)我们(wǒmen)带(dài)了(le)好吃(hǎochī)的(de)。

    Me too. She said she brought us something tasty.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)是不是(shìbùshì)只(zhǐ)想着(xiǎngzhe)好吃(hǎochī)的(de)？

    Are you only thinking about the tasty things?

  4. Liangliang

    不是(bùshì)，我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)听(tīng)她(tā)的(de)旅行(lǚxíng)故事(gùshi)。

    No, I also want to hear her stories about the trip.

  5. Dengdeng

    她(tā)来(lái)了(le)！可是(kěshì)我们(wǒmen)家(jiā)还(hái)没(méi)打扫(dǎsǎo)呢(ne)！

    She is here! But our home hasn't been cleaned yet!

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)一点也不(yīdiǎnyěbù)迫不及待(pòbùjídài)了(le)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)躲起来(duǒqǐlai)。

    Then I am not eager at all now. I want to hide.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)迫(pò)不(bù)及(jí)待(dài)地(de)想(xiǎng)要(yào)知(zhī)道(dào)结(jié)果(guǒ)。

He is anxious to know the result.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)迫(pò)不(bù)及(jí)待(dài)地(de)想(xiǎng)试(shì)一(yí)下(xià)他(tā)的(de)新(xīn)冲(chōng)浪(làng)板(bǎn)。

He couldn't wait to try out his new surfboard.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sunnywqing · English by Dejo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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