跃跃欲试 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to be eager to give sth a try

Character by character

• 跃yuèto skip, to jump, to frolic
• 跃yuèto skip, to jump, to frolic
• 欲yùdesire, want, longing, intent
• 试shìto try, to experiment; exam, test

Idioms sharing a character

• 喜跃抃舞 xǐ yuè biàn wǔ
• 欢呼雀跃 huān hū què yuè
• 跃然纸上 yuè rán zhǐ shàng
• 龙腾虎跃 lóng téng hǔ yuè
• 七情六欲 qī qíng liù yù
• 伤心欲绝 shāng xīn yù jué
• 利欲熏心 lì yù xūn xīn
• 呼之欲出 hū zhī yù chū
• 喷薄欲出 pēn bó yù chū
• 垂涎欲滴 chuí xián yù dī

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