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迫不及待 (pò bù jí dài): Meaning, Examples & Usage | HSK 6

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迫不及待 (pò bù jí dài): Unable to hold oneself back — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

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迫不及待 consists of 4 characters.

to compel, to force, or to approach closely

and; as well as

to treat, to deal with; to wait for

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Pinyinpò bù jí dài

Meaningunable to hold oneself back; in haste

Characters4

HSK 2.0Level 6

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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伴随bàn suíaccompany; be in the wake of
遍布biàn bùbe found everywhere; spread all over
闭塞bì sèto close up; hard to get to; out-of-the-way
拔苗助长bá miáo zhù zhǎngpull up a seedling in the mistaken hope of helping it to grow
悲惨bēi cǎnmiserable
包围bāo wéisurround
颁布bān bùpromulgate; issue; proclaim
报销bào xiāosubmit an expense account; apply for reimbursement; claim a refund
不堪bù kāncannot bear; cannot stand

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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 迫不及待.

Words with 迫

迫切pò qièHSK 5
压迫yā pòHSK 6
强迫qiǎng pòHSK 6
紧迫jǐn pòHSK 6
被迫bèi pòHSK 6
迫害pò hàiHSK 6

逼迫

bī pò

HSK 6

急迫jí pòHSK 7-9

Words with 不

不要bù yàoHSK 1
不客气bú kè qiHSK 1
对不起duì bu qǐHSK 1
不错bù cuòHSK 2
不好意思bù hǎo yì siHSK 2
不久bù jiǔHSK 3
不但bù dànHSK 3
不同bù tóngHSK 3

Words with 及

及时jí shíHSK 4
来不及lái bu jíHSK 4
来得及lái de jíHSK 4
以及yǐ jíHSK 5
及格jí géHSK 5
及早jí zǎoHSK 6
普及pǔ jíHSK 6
涉及shè jíHSK 6

Words with 待

对待duì dàiHSK 5
待遇dài yùHSK 5
招待zhāo dàiHSK 5
接待jiē dàiHSK 5
期待qī dàiHSK 5
等待děng dàiHSK 5
亏待kuī dàiHSK 6
款待kuǎn dàiHSK 6

3.

How to Use 迫不及待 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 迫不及待 with other words naturally.

Verb + Objectwith显得

xiǎn显

de得

pò迫

bù不

jí及

dài待

neutral

appear impatient

Adjective + Nounwith心情

pò迫

bù不

jí及

dài待

de的

xīn心

qíng情

Verb + Complementwith想

pò迫

bù不

jí及

dài待

de地

xiǎng想

Adverb + Verbwith地

pò迫

bù不

jí及

dài待

de地

4.

Example Sentences with 迫不及待

wǒ我

pò迫

bù不

jí及

dài待

dì地

xiǎng想

neutral

Written

a feeling of impatience

neutral

can't wait to think

neutral

impatiently

kàn看

xīn新

diàn电

yǐng影

。

I can't wait to see the new movie.

tā他

pò迫

bù不

jí及

dài待

dì地

qiān签

shǔ署

le了

nà那

fèn份

hé合

tong同

，

shēng生

pà怕

cuò错

guò过

liáng良

jī机

。

He couldn't wait to sign that contract, fearing he would miss the golden opportunity.

nǐ你

wèi为

shén什

me么

zǒng总

shì是

pò迫

bù不

jí及

dài待

dì地

dǎ打

duàn断

bié别

rén人

de的

fā发

yán言

ne呢

？

Why are you always so eager to interrupt others when they are speaking?

tā他

pò迫

bù不

jí及

dài待

dì地

dǎ打

kāi开

lǐ礼

wù物

，

liǎn脸

shàng上

lù露

chū出

kāi开

xīn心

de的

xiào笑

róng容

。

He couldn't wait to open the gift, showing a happy smile on his face.

tā他

bìng并

wèi未

pò迫

bù不

jí及

dài待

dì地

jiē接

shòu受

yāo邀

qǐng请

，

ér而

shì是

jǐn谨

shèn慎

dì地

quán权

héng衡

lì利

bì弊

。

He did not rush to accept the invitation; instead, he carefully weighed the pros and cons.

shōu收

dào到

lù录

qǔ取

tōng通

zhī知

shū书

hòu后

，

tā她

pò迫

bù不

jí及

dài待

dì地

kāi开

shǐ始

guī规

huà划

liú留

xué学

shēng生

huó活

。

After receiving the admission letter, she couldn't wait to start planning her study abroad life.

hái孩

zi子

men们

pò迫

bù不

jí及

dài待

dì地

chōng冲

jìn进

yóu游

lè乐

yuán园

，

zhǔn准

bèi备

kāi开

shǐ始

yī一

tiān天

de的

huān欢

lè乐

shí时

guāng光

。

The children rushed into the amusement park eagerly, ready to start a day of fun.

jìn尽

guǎn管

zhī知

dào道

xū需

yào要

nài耐

xīn心

，

dàn但

tā他

réng仍

pò迫

bù不

jí及

dài待

dì地

xiǎng想

kàn看

dào到

xiàng项

mù目

chéng成

guǒ果

。

Although he knew patience was required, he still couldn't wait to see the project results.