"Eager" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 踊跃 | yǒng yuè | to leap / to jump / eager / enthusiastically |   |
| 急切 | jí qiè | eager / impatient | |
| 心切 | xīn qiè | eager / impatient / guileless | |
| 殷切 | yīn qiè | ardent / eager / earnest | |
| 切 |  qiè | definitely / absolutely (not) / (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right. / Tut! / to grind / close to / eager / to correspond to / see also 反切[fan3 qie4] | |
| 屁颠屁颠 | pì diān pì diān | lit. jolting buttocks / (colloquial intensifier) groveling / eager / compliant / smug | |
| 急于 | jí yú | eager to / in a hurry to | |
| 好学 | hào xué | eager to study / studious / erudite | |
| 要强 | yào qiáng | eager to excel / eager to get ahead in life / strong-minded | |
| 好强 | hào qiáng | eager to be first | |
| 跃跃欲试 | yuè yuè yù shì | to be eager to give sth a try (idiom) | |
| 巴不得 | bā bu de | (coll.) to be eager for / to long for / to look forward to | |
| 好胜 | hào shèng | eager to win / competitive / aggressive | |
| 怦怦 | pēng pēng | thumping sound (onom.) / to be eager and anxious (to do sth) / faithful and upright | |
| 操之过急 | cāo zhī guò jí | to act with undue haste (idiom) / eager and impatient / overhasty | |
| 急不可待 | jí bù kě dài | impatient / eager to / anxious to | |
| 摩拳擦掌 | mó quán cā zhǎng | fig. to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms (idiom) / to roll up one's sleeves for battle / eager to get into action or start on a task | |
| 利禄薰心 | lì lù xūn xīn | to be eager for wealth and emolument (idiom) | |
| 巴不能够 | bā bù néng gòu | avid / eager for / longing for / to look forward to | |
| 翘盼 | qiáo pàn | to long for / eager for | |
| 捋臂揎拳 | luō bì xuān quán | lit. to push up one's sleeves and bare one's fists / to be eager to get started | |
