巴不得 (ba bu de): translation, meaning, pronunciation, examples

By ricky | December 21, 2017

巴不得 (Chinese PinYin: [bā bu de]; traditional Chinese: 巴不得) may mean: (1) verb. earnestly wish; (2) verb. cannot wait to; (3) verb. to be too anxious (to do something). It is an everyday vocabulary and is often used in spoken or informal Mandarin Chinese. Some common phrases and expressions are: 巴不得马上 (cannot wait to), 巴不得要甩掉它 (be glad to get rid of it), 巴不得有 (be anxious to have), 巴不得走 (be desperate to go), 巴不得早点 (looks forward to doing sth earlier), 巴不得再多睡一小时 (desperately wishing for an extra hour in bed), 巴不得这样 (wish so).

1. How to pronounce 巴不得?

Chinese Pinyin: [bā bu de]

Pronunciation examples: Please click to play the below audio.

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2. Synonyms And Antonyms of 巴不得

Synonyms: 巴望, 迫切希望, 迫不及待

Antonyms: 慢悠悠, 慢吞吞, 慢腾腾

3. What are the fixed expression, collocation and idioms that contains 巴不得

Fixed expression: 巴不得马上 (cannot wait to),

Collocation: 巴不得要甩掉它 (be glad to get rid of it), 巴不得有 (be anxious to have), 巴不得走 (be desperate to go), 巴不得早点 (looks forward to doing sth earlier), 巴不得再多睡一小时 (desperately wishing for an extra hour in bed), 巴不得这样 (wish so),

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4. How to use 巴不得 in a sentence?

Below are some example sentences and quotes containing 巴不得.

4.1我巴不得她是隐形的,她在那里只会让我抓狂。

Translation: I earnestly wish she were invisible, her presence invokes only maddening sensations.

4.2 说实在的,他正巴不得要甩掉它呢。

Translation: He was quite glad to get rid of it, to be honest.

4.3 他是我父亲的表弟,很穷,所以他巴不得我死呢。

Translation: But he’s my father’s cousin, and very poor, so he’d like me to die.

4.4 许多人都巴不得有这样稳定的一份工作。

Translation: Many people are anxious to have such a stable job.

4.5 “我巴不得走呢,”他大声说道。

Translation: “I’m desperate to go,” he declared loudly.

4.6 但如果你让别人在床上躺21天,他们巴不得去参加这种实验。

Translation: But if you put people in bed for 21 days, they look forward to these sorts of things.

4.7 他巴不得早点前往古巴, 在那里升起美国国旗。

Translation: He looks forward to going to Cuba soon to raise that flag.

4.8 如果你每天起床时,都巴不得再多睡一小时,那下面的调查很可能让你感觉更焦躁。

Translation: If you start each day desperately wishing for an extra hour in bed, the following is likely to leave you feeling even more grumpy .

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Category: Standard Chinese Words And Expressions

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