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求之不得

qiú zhī bù dé

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 求之不得

得
děi

to have to

得
dé

to obtain

不
bù

no; not so

求
qiú

to seek

之
zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])

不得
bù dé

must not

得
de

structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc