迫不及待

pò bù jí dài

HSK level: HSK 7–9

Meaning

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

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Characters

迫pòto compel, to force; pressing, urgent辶白不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix一及jíto extend; to reach; and; in time又待dàito entertain, to receive, to treat; to delay, to wait彳寺

Examples

他迫不及待地想要知道结果。

Tā pò bù jí dài de xiǎng yào zhī dào jié guǒ.

He is anxious to know the result.

他迫不及待地想试一下他的新冲浪板。

Tā pò bù jí dài de xiǎng shì yī xià tā de xīn chōng làng bǎn.

He couldn't wait to try out his new surfboard.