kě​wàng'ér​bù​kě​jí

within sight but beyond reach

  1. auxiliary
    can
    can; may; to be able to; to be permitted to
  2. to gaze
    to look into the distance; to gaze toward; to observe or watch from afar
  3. ér particleconjunction
    [adverbial linker]
    Connects an adverb-like description to the following verb to show the manner, cause, or basis of an action.
  4. adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  5. auxiliary
    can
    can; may; to be able to; to be permitted to
  6. to approach
    (bound form) to reach; to come into contact with; to draw near