求之不得 qiú zhī bù dé

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. seek but fail to get (idiom); fig. exactly what one’s been looking for

CHARACTERS

求 qiú
HSK 3
seek; demand, request; beseech
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
得 dé
HSK 2
obtain, get, gain, acquire