巴不得
bā bu de
Pinyin

Definition

巴不得
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bā bu de
  1. (coll.) to be eager for
  2. to long for
  3. to look forward to

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不
bù
  1. 1 (negative prefix)
  2. 2 not
  3. 3 no
得
dé
  1. 1 to obtain
  2. 2 to get
  3. 3 to gain
  4. 4 to catch (a disease)
  5. 5 proper
  6. 6 suitable
  7. 7 proud
  8. 8 contented
  9. 9 to allow
  10. 10 to permit
  11. 11 ready
  12. 12 finished
获得
huò dé
  1. 1 to obtain
  2. 2 to receive
  3. 3 to get
觉得
jué de
  1. 1 to think
  2. 2 to feel
下巴
xià ba
  1. 1 chin
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一人得道，鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
  1. 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
  3. 3 complete ignorance
一尘不染
yī chén bù rǎn
  1. 1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
  2. 2 spotless
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
  1. 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)

Sample Sentences

别人家女孩子都是巴不得嫁个钻石王老五，婚后当个少奶奶。你就是跟人家不一样，非得要自己去闯出一片天地才甘愿。
biéren jiā nǚháizi dōu shì bābude jià ge zuànshí wánglǎowǔ ，hūn hòu dāng ge shàonǎinai 。nǐ jiùshì gēn rénjia bù yīyàng ，fēiděi yào zìjǐ qù chuǎng chū yī piān tiāndì cái gānyuàn 。
Other girls all can’t wait to marry a diamond-studded bachelor, and to be the lady of the house after marriage. You’re different from other people, in that you insist on making your own way in the world.
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切，他来接我才有鬼呢，我们昨天刚痛快淋漓地吵了一架，他一定巴不得我被洪水冲走吧！
qiē ，tā lái jiē wǒ cái yǒuguǐ ne ，wǒmen zuótiān gāng tòngkuailínlí de chǎo le yī jià ，tā yīdìng bābùdé wǒ bèi hóngshuǐ chōng zǒu ba ！
Hmph, something would be up if he did. Yesterday we had quite a spirited argument, I think he'd be happy if I was swept away in a flood!
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8.小华很早就离家出国留学了，他每次回家父母都巴不得他多留一段时间。
.xiǎohuá hěn zǎo jiù lí jiā chūguó liúxué le ，tā měicì huíjiā fùmǔ dōu bābude tā duō liú yī duàn shíjiān 。
Xiaohua left home early to pursue his studies overseas and so whenever he is back his parents long for him to stay longer.
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9.看他东张西望、哈欠连天的样子，肯定是巴不得会议赶紧结束呢。
.kàn tā dōngzhāngxīwàng 、hāqian liántiān de yàngzi ，kěndìng shì bābude huìyì gǎnjǐn jiéshù ne 。
Seeing his restlessness and incessant yawning, he must be wishing eagerly for the meeting to end.
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啊？都什么年代了？还这么老封建。我们家倒没这个讲究，我爸妈还巴不得我回家过年，一家人吃团圆饭呢。我也很想跟我爸妈一起过。
ǎ ？dōu shénme niándài le ？hái zhème lǎo fēngjiàn 。wǒmen jiā dào méi zhè ge jiǎngjiu ，wǒ bàmā hái bābudé wǒ huíjiā guònián ，yījiārén chī tuányuánfàn ne 。wǒ yě hěn xiǎng gēn wǒ bàmā yīqǐ guò 。
What? What era are you living in? So feudalistic. Our family doesn't do it that way. My mom and dad are really looking forward to me coming home for the New Year, and having the New Year family dinner. And I really want to be there with them for that.
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