翹首以待 qiáo shǒu yǐ dài

to anxiously await

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to anxiously await
  2. 2. to hold one's breath (in anticipation) (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
翹 qiáo
to stick up; to tilt; to rise on one end
首 shǒu HSK 4
first (occasion, thing etc); head; chief
以 yǐ HSK 2
to use; by means of; according to
待 dài HSK 5
to wait; to treat; to deal with