求之不得 — qiu2 zhi1 bu4 de2 — Chinese Dictionary

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求

之

不

得

求

之

不

得

Definitions4 characters

qiu² zhi¹ bu⁴ de²

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

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

求

之

不

得

As word

1

qiu²

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

2

zhi¹

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

3

bu⁴

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

4

de²

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