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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

巴不得 [bābude]
  1. 1. [verbal] be only too anxious (to do something); eagerly look forward to; earnestly wish
    巴不得天快晴。
    I wish it would clear up soon.
    这是巴不得的好事。
    This is the best thing we can wish for.
    巴不得现在就毕业。
    我们巴不得领导每天都出去开会。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

巴不得 [bābude]
  1. 1. 急切地盼望
    巴不得今晚就出发
    巴不得不派我去。
  2. 2. 参见"恨不得"的提示。

Examples

这是巴不得的好事。
This is the best thing we can wish for. 巴不得
一见那清凉的水,个个都心痒,巴不得马上跳下去。
When they saw the clear cool water, they all had an itch to dive in at once. 心痒
巴不得现在就毕业。 巴不得
巴不得天快点亮。
巴不得今晚就出发 巴不得

Collocations

巴不得快点
overly anxious

Word Decomposition


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