"Eager" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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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 / (bound form) close to / (bound form) eager / to correspond to / (used to indicate that the fanqie 反切[fan3 qie4] system should be applied to the previous two characters)
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
迫不及待 pò bù jí dài (idiom) unable to hold oneself back / eager to do sth without delay
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 (idiom) impatient / eager to (do sth) / unable to wait any longer
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
爱才若渴 ài cái ruò kě (idiom) to be eager to surround oneself with talented people
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