巴 不 得

bābudé

“To be eager for” in Chinese is 巴不得 (bābudé).

Meaning

(coll.) to be eager for
to long for
to look forward to

Characters

bāHSK 44 strokesBa, a state during the Zhou dynasty (in present-day Chongqing and the eastern part of Sichuan)bùHSK 14 strokesno; not so déHSK 111 strokesto obtain

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