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急不可待 — “Too impatient to wait”

急不可待 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Too impatient to wait”. Unable to wait; eager to do something without delay.

Frequency

急不可待 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 急jí
  • 不bù
  • 可kě
  • 待dài

急不可待 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
急
jí9urgent, anxious, or rapid
不
bù4not
可
kě5can, may, suitable
待
dài9wait, treat, or about to

Example Sentence with 急不可待

新电影上映的消息一出,影迷们都急不可待地去抢购电影票。
As soon as the news of the new movie's release came out, movie fans were too impatient to wait and rushed to buy tickets.

Idioms Related to 急不可待

Synonyms of 急不可待

  • jí急bù不kě可nài耐too impatient to wait
  • pò迫bù不jí及dài待too impatient to wait

Antonyms of 急不可待

  • màn慢tiáo条sī斯lǐ理slow and deliberate
  • lái来rì日fāng方cháng长Plenty of time ahead

More idioms starting with 急

  • jí急sān三huǒ火sì四to be in a great hurry
  • jí急bù不jí及dài待too impatient to wait
  • jí急bù不zé择yán言speak in haste without choosing words
  • jí急bù不zé择lù路too hurried to choose a path
  • jí急bù不zé择tú途too hurried to choose a path
  • jí急bù不xiá暇zé择too rushed to choose carefully
  • jí急zhōng中shēng生zhì智wisdom born of urgency
  • jí急yú于shì事gōng功eager for quick success
  • jí急yú于xīng星huǒ火extremely urgent and pressing
  • jí急yú于qiú求chéng成eager for quick success
  • jí急rén人zhī之wēi危eager to help others in danger

Questions about 急不可待

What does 急不可待 mean?
急不可待 (jí bù kě dài) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Too impatient to wait”.
How do you pronounce 急不可待?
急不可待 is pronounced jí bù kě dài in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 急不可待?
急得不能等待。形容心怀急切或形势紧迫。
Copy the pinyin for 急不可待 →Choose tone marks or tone numbers and copy the complete four-character reading.Read Chinese vocabulary and idiom guides →Continue with words, phrases, and idioms explained through natural examples.

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