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

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 guīxīnsìjiàn.

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

出差一个月后，他归心似箭，恨不得马上飞回家。

Chūchāi yíge yuè hòu, tā guīxīnsìjiàn, hènbude mǎshàng fēi huíjiā.

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