归心似箭 — “Eager to return home”
归心似箭 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Eager to return home”. One's heart is set on returning home with great urgency. Literally, “Heart returning like an arrow”.
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归心似箭 Pronunciation and Pinyin
归心似箭 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 归心似箭
小明在旅途中收到了家里的好消息，立刻归心似箭，恨不得插翅飞回家。
Upon receiving good news from home during his trip, Xiao Ming immediately felt eager to return, wishing he could sprout wings and fly back home.
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Antonyms of 归心似箭
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- guī归zhī之rú如shì市flock to it like a market
- guī归zhī之ruò若shuǐ水all hearts turn to it
- guī归quán全fǎn反zhēn真return to one's true, authentic self
- guī归quán全fǎn返zhēn真return to one's true, authentic self
- guī归shí十guī归yī一to be well-organized and systematic
- guī归qí奇gù顾guài怪peculiar and unconventional
- guī归shī师wù勿yǎn掩，，qióng穷kòu寇wù勿zhuī追Do not ambush a retreating army or pursue a cornered foe
- guī归shī师wù勿yǎn掩，，qióng穷kòu寇mò莫zhuī追Do not attack a retreating army or cornered foe
- guī归xīn心rú如fēi飞heart flying home
- guī归gēn根dào到dǐ底in the final analysis
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What does 归心似箭 mean?
归心似箭 (guī xīn sì jiàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Eager to return home”.
How do you pronounce 归心似箭?
归心似箭 is pronounced guī xīn sì jiàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 归心似箭 literally mean?
Literally, 归心似箭 means “Heart returning like an arrow”. It is used to mean “Eager to return home”.
What is the Chinese definition of 归心似箭?
想回家的心情象射出的箭一样快。形容回家心切。