求之不得 qiú zhī bù dé

just what one wants; highly desirable

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 15121st word

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
求 qiú HSK 3
to seek; to look for; to request
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
得 dé HSK 2
link verb to result or degree; to get; must