<p>迫不及待 - cannot wait anymore</p>
<p>开始倒计 - begin counting down (which means the thing you are waiting for will start soon)</p>

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2021-01-11T00:55:33.230Z
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Shaw
<p>I believe 开始倒计 is just an unusual weird abbreviation for Chinese rhythm. People normally say 开始倒计时 to mean &quot;start the countdown&quot;.</p>
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<p>开始 start, begin</p>
<p>倒计时 (verb) count down, (noun) countdown</p>
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<p>Chinese rhythm requires four characters per pause, therefore it is unusually abbreviated to 开始倒计.</p>
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<p>迫不及待 is an ancient Chinese idiom for &quot;can't wait anymore&quot;.</p>

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2021-01-17T00:42:56.753Z
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Victor
<p>This line came from 深呼吸 by Yu Quan 羽泉。
迫不及待 - anxious to wait
开始倒计 - begin counting down</p>
<p>Would it just be translate as 'anxious to wait, I begin to count down'?</p>

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What does 迫不及待 开始倒计 mean?
# What does 迫不及待 开始倒计 mean?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-01-11)

This line came from 深呼吸 by Yu Quan 羽泉。
迫不及待 - anxious to wait
开始倒计 - begin counting down

Would it just be translate as 'anxious to wait, I begin to count down'?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-01-11. Score: 2

迫不及待 - cannot wait anymore

开始倒计 - begin counting down (which means the thing you are waiting for will start soon)


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### Answer by username_2 on 2021-01-17. Score: 0

I believe 开始倒计 is just an unusual weird abbreviation for Chinese rhythm. People normally say 开始倒计时 to mean "start the countdown".

> 开始 start, begin
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> 倒计时 (verb) count down, (noun) countdown

Chinese rhythm requires four characters per pause, therefore it is unusually abbreviated to 开始倒计.

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迫不及待 is an ancient Chinese idiom for "can't wait anymore".


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