归心似箭

歸心似箭

guīxīn-sìjiàn

idiom #84,483

Meanings

1 to long eagerly to return home; heart set on getting home as swiftly as an arrow

HSK 7-9

春节快到了，在外打工的人个个归心似箭。

Chūnjié kuài dào le, zài wài dǎgōng de rén gègè guīxīn-sìjiàn.

With Spring Festival approaching, every migrant worker is dying to get home.

HSK 7-9

出差一个月后，他归心似箭，恨不得马上飞回家。

Chūchāi yí ge yuè hòu, tā guīxīn-sìjiàn, hènbude mǎshàng fēi huí jiā.

After a month on the road, he was desperate to get home and wished he could fly back right away.

memory

归 = return home, 心 = heart, 似箭 = like an arrow. Picture your homesick heart zooming home like an arrow shot from a bow.

归 guī

心 xīn

似 sì

箭 jiàn