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眼巴巴

/ yǎnbābā /
Strokes

Definition

waiting anxiously/impatient

Example

As an Adjective

eager; anxious

1
yǎn
眼巴巴
de
dài
期待
zhāo
yǒuguān
有关
de
xiāoxi
消息
  

She is eager after/for news about him.

As an Adjective

helpless; passive

2
men
我们
néng
yǎn
眼巴巴
de
kàn
zhāo
xióngmāo
熊猫
mièjué
灭绝
  

We can't stand by helplessly as pandas die out.

3
yǎn
眼巴巴
de
wàng
zhāo
lǎoyīng
老鹰
xiǎo
小鸡
zhuāzǒu
抓走
le
  

He looked on helplessly when the hawk flew away with a chick in the clutch of its claws.