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迫不及待

迫不及待 pòbùjídài

迫不及待 pòbùjídài Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 迫不及待 pòbùjídài .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
pòbùjídài | po4 bu4 ji2 dai4
English translation
impatient (idiom); in a hurry
itching to get on with it

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About 迫不及待 pòbùjídài

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Traditional form

迫不及待 pòbùjídài

Part of speech

Idiom / 成语 chéngyǔ Chéngyǔ
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Etymology of 迫不及待 pòbùjídài

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Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. chuò represents the meaning and Bái represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Phonetic compound

Bái

Semantic compound

chuò

Positional decomposition

辶白

Number of Strokes

8

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of sepals of a flower. The meaning "no" is a phonetic loan.

Positional decomposition

Number of Strokes

4

Explanation

Pictograph of a hand ( yòu ) reaching to grab a person ( rén ).

Positional decomposition

⿻? yòu

Number of Strokes

3

dāi

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. chì represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Positional decomposition

彳寺

Number of Strokes

9

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Example sentences using 迫不及待 pòbùjídài

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马丁 Mǎ dīng 迫不及待 pòbùjídài de děng zhāo ,西莉亚 gān 全身 quán shēn , shǎng chén .

Martin waited impatiently while she dried and put on a robe.

迫不及待 pòbùjídài 地要 zhǎo 个人 gèrén 说说话随便 suíbiàn shì shuí 都行

The need to talk to someone, anyone, overwhelmed her.

shuì le 一夜好觉 Hòu 保罗 Bǎo luó shuì 已经 yǐjīng 迫不及待 pòbùjídài le

After a good night's sleep, Paul said he was raring to go.

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