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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 梦寐以求

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
梦寐以求 mèng mèi yǐ qiú - lit. to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom)
- fig. to deeply long for; to covet

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 8,214 20,860 16,039

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
mèng- dream (CL:場|场[chang2],個|个[ge4])
- (bound form) to dream
mèi- to sleep soundly
- abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
- to use
- by means of
- according to
- in order to
- because of
- at (a certain date or place)
- old variant of 以[yi3]
- old variant of 以[yi3]
qiú- to seek
- to look for
- to request
- to demand
- to beseech

Other Words Containing 梦寐以求

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
梦寐以求 - - 8,214 20,860 16,039