Definition
急不可待 is a four-character idiom meaning 'too impatient to wait'. You can use it as a predicate ('他急不可待') or as an adverb with 地 ('急不可待地做某事'). It's a fixed expression common in both spoken and written Chinese.
f.e.
too impatient to wait
Examples
- 急不可待。Tā jí bú de dǎ kāi le lǐwù.He opened the gift impatiently.
- 急不可待。Tā jí bú de yàngzi ràng rén fā xiào.His impatient appearance made people laugh.
- 急不可待。Dàjiā dōu jí bú de xiǎng zhīdào jiéguǒ.Everyone was too impatient to wait to know the result.
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