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巴不得

bā bu de

HSK 6 3-character word

What 巴不得 means

1. colloquialto be eager for
2. to long for
3. to look forward to

The characters in 巴不得

• 巴bāto long for; to wish; to cling to
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 得destructural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to…

Example sentences

• 用这种好事来威胁我？我巴不得呢。
  Don't threaten me with a good time.
• 不管你信不信，我和你一样巴不得想把这件事搞定。
  Whether you believe it or not, I want to get this thing over with as much as you do.