very anxious to; how one wishes one could (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
恨不得 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
他恨不得立刻离开这里。 tā hènbùdé lìkè líkāi zhèlǐ - He can't wait to leave here immediately.
她恨不得马上把这件事告诉所有人。 tā hènbùdé mǎshàng bǎ zhè jiàn shì gàosù suǒyǒurén - She wishes she could tell everyone about this right away.
他恨不得立即结束这场争论。 tā hènbùdé lìjí jiéshù zhè chǎng zhēnglùn - He wishes the argument could end right away.
她恨不得马上给他一个拥抱。 tā hènbùdé mǎshàng gěi tā yīgè yǒnghuǎ - She wishes she could hug him right away.
他恨不得每天都能见到她。 tā hènbùdé měitiān dōu néng jiàndào tā - He wishes he could see her every day.
Characters
不 bù - not; no (negation) | HSK 1
得 de - [particle to connect verb to adverb] | HSK 2
得 de - feel | HSK 4
恨 hèn - hate; regret | HSK 5