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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 求之不得
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 求之不得 | qiú zhī bù dé | - lit. seek but fail to get (idiom); fig. exactly what one’s been looking for |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 15,179 | 40,107 | 34,086 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 求 | qiú | - to seek - to look for - to request - to demand - to beseech |
| 之 | zhī | - (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) - him - her - it |
| 不 | bù | - no; not so - (bound form) not; un- |
| 得 | dé | - to obtain - to get - to gain - to catch (a disease) - proper - suitable - proud - contented - to allow - to permit - ready - finished |
| 得 | de | - structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc |
| 得 | děi | - to have to - must - ought to - to need to |
Other Words Containing 求之不得
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 求之不得 | - | - | 15,179 | 40,107 | 34,086 |