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恨不得

hèn bu dé
HSK 2.0 Level 6

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hèn bu de wishing one could do sth; to hate to be unable; itching to do sth hèn bu dé wishing one could do sth; to hate to be unable 6 definitions

Definitions

  1. 1. wishing one could do sth
  2. 2. to hate to be unable
  3. 3. itching to do sth
  4. 4. can't wait for
  5. 5. to wish one could do sth
  6. 6. to desire strongly

Child Words of 恨不得

不得
bù dé

must not

恨
hèn

to hate

得
de

structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc

得
děi

to have to

得
dé

to obtain

不
bù

no; not so