| text | 求之不得 |
|---|---|
| header | 句子 |
| text-pinyin | 求之不得[qiú zhī bù dé] |
| englishtrans | He sought her and found her not (Literally: seek her not get) |
| notes | Pattern: X之 = X他/她/它; direct object of verb. Note that this sentence could equally be written as 求之而不得, but 而 is ommitted as a matter of style. |
| src | Classic of Poetry, 關雎 |
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