翘首以待 Traditional 翹首以待 qiáo shǒu yǐ dài 🔊 to hold one's breath (in anticipation)… + Keep this word Meanings qiáo shǒu yǐ dài 翹首以待 to hold one's breath (in anticipation) (idiom)to anxiously await Its characters 翘qiàoto stick upHSK 7–9首shǒuheadHSK 4以yǐto useHSK 5待dāito stay; to remainHSK 4