恨不得 meaning in English

hènbude

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

HSK 7-9verb24 strokes

Meaning of 恨不得

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

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

Stroke order for each character

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恨 hèn · to hate · 9 strokes

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不 bù · no · 4 strokes

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得 dé · to obtain · 11 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 恨不得.

觉得juédeto think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)
对不起duìbuqǐI'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint
得到dédàoto get; to obtain; to receive
是不是shì bu shìis or is not (used to form yes-no questions)
不用bùyòngneed not
记得jìdeto remember
不大bù dànot very (clear, far away etc); not too; not often; infrequently
不对bùduìincorrect; wrong
不客气bù kèqìyou're welcome; don't mention it
不要bùyàodon't!; must not
不过bùguòonly; merely
不错bùcuòcorrect; right

Questions about 恨不得

What does 恨不得 mean?

恨不得 (hènbude) means "wishing one could do sth; to hate to be unable; itching to do sth" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 恨不得?

恨不得 is made of 3 characters: 恨 (9 strokes), 不 (4 strokes), 得 (11 strokes). That is 24 strokes in total.

Is 恨不得 an HSK word?

Yes. 恨不得 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.