眼巴巴 yǎn bā bā

waiting anxiously; impatient

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 41285th word

Definitions

  1. 1. waiting anxiously
  2. 2. impatient

Characters

Character Meaning
眼 yǎn HSK 2
eye; crux (of a matter); small hole
巴 bā HSK 5
noun suffix; to stick to; bus
巴 bā HSK 5
noun suffix; to stick to; bus