迫不及待 meaning in English
(idiom) unable to hold oneself back; eager to do sth without delay
HSK 7-924 strokes
Meaning of 迫不及待
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
pòbùjídài
- (idiom) unable to hold oneself back; eager to do sth without delay
迫不及待 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
他迫不及待地想要知道结果。
He is anxious to know the result.
他迫不及待地想试一下他的新冲浪板。
He couldn't wait to try out his new surfboard.
等到周围只有她一个人的时候，她迫不及待地打开了那封信。
The moment she was alone, she opened the letter.
Stroke order for each character
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迫 pò · to compel · 8 strokes
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不 bù · no · 4 strokes
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及 jí · and · 3 strokes
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待 dāi · to stay · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 迫不及待.
| 对不起 | duìbuqǐ | I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint |
| 是不是 | shì bu shì | is or is not (used to form yes-no questions) |
| 不用 | bùyòng | need not |
| 不大 | bù dà | not very (clear, far away etc); not too; not often; infrequently |
| 不对 | bùduì | incorrect; wrong |
| 不客气 | bù kèqì | you're welcome; don't mention it |
| 不要 | bùyào | don't!; must not |
| 不过 | bùguò | only; merely |
| 不错 | bùcuò | correct; right |
| 不行 | bùxíng | won't do; be out of the question |
| 不同 | bù tóng | different; distinct |
| 不好意思 | bù hǎoyìsi | to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing |
Questions about 迫不及待
What does 迫不及待 mean?
迫不及待 (pòbùjídài) means "(idiom) unable to hold oneself back; eager to do sth without delay".
How do you write 迫不及待?
迫不及待 is made of 4 characters: 迫 (8 strokes), 不 (4 strokes), 及 (3 strokes), 待 (9 strokes). That is 24 strokes in total.
Is 迫不及待 an HSK word?
Yes. 迫不及待 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.