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眼巴巴

yǎnbābā
adjective #40,318

Meanings

  1. 1 waiting anxiously
  2. 2 looking on helplessly

Examples

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.
我眼巴巴地看着末班车开走了。
Wǒ yǎnbābā de kàn zhe mòbānchē kāi zǒu le.
I watched helplessly as the last bus pulled away.
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.

Tips

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.

Stroke Order

眼 yǎn
巴 bā