恨不得

hènbude
adverb HSK 7 #10,549

Meanings

  1. 1 to wish one could
  2. 2 to be dying to
  3. 3 if only one could

Examples

Tā hènbude mǎshàng fēi huí jiā.
He wishes he could fly home right away.
Wǒ hènbude bǎ zhè jiàn shì wàngdiào.
I wish I could just forget about this.

Tips

grammar
Always followed by a verb phrase expressing an impossible or exaggerated wish. The wish is typically unrealistic, expressing the intensity of the desire.
memory
Literal: "hate that one cannot" — so frustrated that you wish you could do something impossible.

Stroke Order

hèn