迫不及待 (pò bù jí dài)

Character breakdown

• 迫 (pò) · 8 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 白 represents the sound.

• 不 (bù) · 4 strokes

  Pictograph of sepals of a flower. The modern meaning "no" is a phonetic loan.

• 及 (jí) · 3 strokes

  Pictograph of a hand (又) reaching to grab a person (人).

• 待 (dāi) · 9 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 彳 represents the meaning and 寺 represents the sound.

Usage

他迫不及待地打开了礼物。

impatient (idiom); in a hurry; itching to get on with it

tā pò bù jí dài dì dǎ kāi le lǐ wù 。