# 恨不得 (hènbude)

In Mandarin Chinese, 恨不得 (hènbude) means “(adv) to wish one could”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: (adv) to wish one could
- Pinyin: hènbude (hen4 bu5 de5)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 我累得恨不得马上睡觉。
  Wǒ lèi de hènbude mǎshàng shuìjiào.
  I was so tired I wished I could go right to sleep.

## Characters

- [恨](https://hanziro.com/word/hen-hate/) (hèn): to hate; to regret
- [不](https://hanziro.com/word/bu-not/) (bù): not; no
- [得](https://hanziro.com/word/de-complement-marker/) (de): (particle) complement marker

https://hanziro.com/word/hen-bu-de-wish-one-could/

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