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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 梦寐以求
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 梦寐以求 | mèng mèi yǐ qiú | - lit. to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom) - fig. to deeply long for; to covet |
List Ranking for: 梦寐以求
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2025) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 7 | 8,214 | 20,860 | 16,039 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 梦 | mèng | - dream (CL:場|场[chang2],個|个[ge4]) - (bound form) to dream |
| 寐 | mèi | - to sleep soundly |
| 以 | yǐ | - abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4] |
| 以 | yǐ | - to use - by means of - according to - in order to - because of - at (a certain date or place) |
| 以 | yǐ | - old variant of 以[yi3] |
| 以 | yǐ | - old variant of 以[yi3] |
| 求 | qiú | - to seek - to look for - to request - to demand - to beseech |
Other Words Containing 梦寐以求
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2025) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 梦寐以求 | - | 7 | 8,214 | 20,860 | 16,039 |