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巴不得
bā bu de
can't wait to
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What does 巴不得 mean?
巴不得 (pinyin: bā bu de) means can't wait to. It belongs to the official HSK 6 vocabulary (mastery), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
Example with 巴不得
Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 巴 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 不 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 得
The characters of 巴不得
| 巴 | bā | component character |
| 不 | bù | not (HSK 1) |
| 得 | dé | have to, must (HSK 2) |
Related HSK 6 words
| 磨合 | mó hé | to break in, to run in |
| 神态 | shén tài | expression, demeanor |
| 宏观 | hóng guān | macroscopic |
| 忌讳 | jì huì | taboo |
| 品行 | pǐn xíng | conduct, morality |
| 见义勇为 | jiàn yì yǒng wéi | act bravely for justice |
| 条理 | tiáo lǐ | order, method, organization |
| 逐年 | zhú nián | year by year |
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