归心似箭
guī xīn sì jiàn
impatient to get home
Character by character
归guī
return
return
心xīn
heart
heart
似sì
like
like
箭jiàn
arrow
arrow
Example
快过年了，在外打工的人个个归心似箭。
With New Year close, everyone working away from home is desperate to get back.
Tone: neutral.
Learn this in Lesson 3 · HSK 5: 高铁与春运 (High-speed rail and the New Year rush)
A dialogue, a reading, word cards with audio and a drill that uses it, in Learn Chinese with Bao. This lesson is free.
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