可遇不可求 kě yù bù kě qiú

can be discovered but not sought (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. can be discovered but not sought (idiom)
  2. 2. one can only come across such things serendipitously

Characters

Character Meaning
可 kě HSK 2
can; may; able to
遇 yù HSK 3
to meet; to encounter; to receive
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
可 kě HSK 2
can; may; able to
求 qiú HSK 3
to seek; to look for; to request