迫 不 及 待

pòbùjídài

“Unable to hold oneself back” in Chinese is 迫不及待 (pòbùjídài).

Meaning

idiomunable to hold oneself back; eager to do sth without delay

Example

他迫不及待地想要知道结果。

He is anxious to know the result.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

pòHSK 48 strokesto persecute bùHSK 14 strokesno; not so jíHSK 33 strokesand dàiHSK 39 strokesto stay; to remain

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