求之不得 qiúzhībùdé all that one could wish for Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 求 qiú verb to seek to look for or try to obtain something; to strive for之 zhī pronoun it Used only in the object position to refer to a person or thing already mentioned, meaning "him", "her", "it", or "them".不得 bùdé to not obtain (bound form) to not obtain; to fail to get; to not receive