迫不及待 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• unable to hold oneself back; eager to do sth without delay

Character by character

• 迫pòto compel, to force; pressing, urgent
• 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
• 及jíto extend; to reach; and; in time
• 待dàito entertain, to receive, to treat; to delay, to w

Idioms sharing a character

• 贫病交迫 pín bìng jiāo pò
• 迫不得已 pò bù dé yǐ
• 迫在眉睫 pò zài méi jié
• 饥寒交迫 jī hán jiāo pò
• 一丁不识 yī dīng bù shí
• 一尘不染 yī chén bù rǎn
• 一字不差 yī zì bù chà
• 一字不提 yī zì bù tí
• 一成不变 yī chéng bù biàn
• 一文不值 yī wén bù zhí

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