跃跃欲试
yuè​yuè​yù​shì

to itch to have a try

  • created sense approved 跃跃欲试/躍躍欲試 · yuè​yuè​yù​shì · to itch to have a try — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    跃跃欲试 / 躍躍欲試

    yuè​yuè​yù​shì

    to itch to have a try

    to be eager to give something a try; describes being excited and ready to take action, often contrasted with the negative [[蠢蠢欲动|蠢蠢欲動|chun3 chun3 yu4 dong4]]

    跃跃 (reduplication) → 跃/躍 · yuè · to jump 欲 (literal) → 欲 · yù · about to 试 (literal) → 试/試 · shì · to try

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense