pò迫urgentbù不notjí及reachdài待wait
too impatient to wait; itching to get on with it
Literal meaning
urgent (迫) — not (不) — reach (及) — wait (待)
Origin
A classical four-character phrase to describe extreme impatience.
Examples
Tā他pò迫bù不jí及dài待de地dǎ打kāi开le了lǐ礼wù物。
He couldn't wait to open the gift.
Diàn电yǐng影kuài快kāi开shǐ始le了，wǒ我pò迫bù不jí及dài待xiǎng想kàn看。
The movie is about to start, and I can't wait to see it.
Usage & nuances
Describes a strong desire to do something immediately.
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