迫不及待 pòbùjídài unable to hold oneself back
(idiom) unable to hold oneself back; eager to do something without delay
How to remember 迫不及待: 迫 to compel + 不 not + 及 reach + 待 to entertain = unable to hold oneself back.
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How it is used
- Idiom: unable to wait / raring to go - 他迫不及待地打开礼物 (tā pòbùjídài de dǎkāi lǐwù) he couldn't wait to open the gift.
- Describes eager impatience to do something right now (迫不及待地想知道结果).
- Set phrase used adverbially; conveys keen anticipation, not annoyance. Stronger and more vivid than 很想 (really want to).
Example sentences
- 他迫不及待地想要知道结果。 Tā pòbùjídài de xiǎngyào zhīdào jiéguǒ.He is anxious to know the result.
- 他迫不及待地想试一下他的新冲浪板。 Tā pòbùjídài de xiǎng shìyīxià tā de xīn chōnglàngbǎn.He couldn't wait to try out his new surfboard.