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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
    我巴不得天快晴。
    I wish it would clear up soon.
    这是巴不得的好事。
    This is the best thing we can wish for.
    她巴不得现在就毕业。
    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。
See more results for 巴不得 in the English-Chinese Dictionary

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
她巴不得现在就毕业。 → 巴不得
巴不得天快点亮。 → 巴
巴不得今晚就出发 → 巴不得

Collocations

巴不得快点
overly anxious

Word Decomposition

巴
[bā] 		+ 不
[bù] 		+ 得
[de]

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