眼巴巴

yǎnbābā

adjective #40,318

Meanings

HSK 3

大家都眼巴巴地等着结果出来。

Dàjiā dōu yǎnbābā de děng zhe jiéguǒ chūlái.

Everyone waited anxiously for the result.

HSK 4

我眼巴巴地看着末班车开走了。

Wǒ yǎnbābā de kàn zhe mòbānchē kāizǒu le.

I watched helplessly as the last bus pulled away.

HSK 7-9

孩子眼巴巴地望着玩具店的橱窗。

Háizi yǎnbābā de wàng zhe wánjùdiàn de chúchuāng.

The child gazed longingly at the toy shop window.

usage

Two flavors: eager longing (眼巴巴地等), or helpless watching (眼巴巴地看着). Almost always paired with 地 plus a verb of looking/waiting.

眼 yǎn

巴 bā