迫不及待

迫不及待 pòbùjídài in a sentence

(idiom) unable to hold oneself back; eager to do sth without delay†

Full dictionary entry HSK 6 2 sentences

迫不及待 (pòbùjídài) means (idiom) unable to hold oneself back; eager to do sth without delay †. Below are 2 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

他 迫不及待 地拆开了包裹。

Tā pòbùjídài de chāikāi le bāoguǒ.

He could not wait to tear open the parcel.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 迫不及待

孩子 迫不及待 地想出去玩。

Háizi pòbùjídài de xiǎng chūqù wán.

The child could hardly wait to go out and play.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 迫不及待

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How is 迫不及待 used in a sentence?

This page shows 2 sentences using 迫不及待 (pòbùjídài, "(idiom) unable to hold oneself back; eager to do sth without delay †"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

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Is 迫不及待 an HSK word?

Yes — 迫不及待 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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