计日以待 — “Count the days to wait for”
计日以待 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to count the days until an event, indicating that something is imminent or will happen very soon; to eagerly await a coming event”. Literally, “count the days to wait for”.
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More idioms starting with 计
- jì计shàng上xīn心tóu头a plan comes to mind
- jì计shàng上xīn心lái来An idea suddenly comes to mind
- jì计bù不fǎn反gù顾determined not to turn back
- jì计bù不xuán旋kuǐ跬plan realized with extreme swiftness
- jì计bù不xuán旋zhǒng踵make a quick decision
- jì计bù不fǎn返gù顾resolute, with no thought of turning back
- jì计fá伐chēng称xūn勋boast about one's achievements
- jì计chū出wàn万quán全devise a foolproof plan
- jì计chū出wàn万sǐ死to make a desperate plan
- jì计chū出wú无nài奈a plan born of helplessness
- jì计chū出wú无liáo聊a desperate plan
- jì计gōng功shòu受jué爵award ranks according to merit
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What does 计日以待 mean?
计日以待 (jì rì yǐ dài) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to count the days until an event, indicating that something is imminent or will happen very soon; to eagerly await a coming event”.
How do you pronounce 计日以待?
计日以待 is pronounced jì rì yǐ dài in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 计日以待 literally mean?
Literally, 计日以待 means “count the days to wait for”. It is used to mean “to count the days until an event, indicating that something is imminent or will happen very soon; to eagerly await a coming event”.
What is the Chinese definition of 计日以待?
可以数着日子等待。形容为时不远。同“计日而待”。