求之不得 qiú zhī bù dé — all one could wish for; most welcome

求之不得
qiú zhī bù dé

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Definitions

  1. all one could wish for; most welcome

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

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

zdic(汉典)

  1. 怎样寻求都求不到。形容要求很迫切或机会很难得
  2. ;亦指愿望终得实现

ExtDict

  1. 想找都找不到。原指急切企求，但不能得到。后多形容迫切希望得到。

Examples

  • 你能来帮忙，那真是求之不得。

    Your coming to help is something we could only wish for.

  • 这样的好机会，简直求之不得。

    Such a wonderful opportunity is exactly what we hoped for.