梦寐以求

mèngmèiyǐqiú

to long for sth even in one's dreams

HSK 3.0 word list · Band 7trad. 夢寐以求
Dictionary entry

(lit.) to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom); (fig.) to deeply long for; to covet

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梦
寐
以
求

See it in sentences

他得到了梦寐以求的工作。

Tā dé dào le mèngmèiyǐqiú de gōngzuò.

English

He got the job he had long dreamed of.

这是你梦寐以求的东西吗?

Zhè shì nǐ mèngmèiyǐqiú de dōngxi ma?

English

Is this what you have been longing for?

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