梦寐以求
mèngmèiyǐqiú
to yearn for something day and night
Characters in this word
寐 mèi
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 获得独立实验室的资格，是这位青年科学家梦寐以求的机会。 Huòdé dúlì shíyànshì de zīgé, shì zhè wèi qīngnián kēxuéjiā mèngmèiyǐqiú de jīhuì. Securing an independent laboratory was the opportunity this young scientist had long dreamed of.
- 拿到这所大学的录取通知书，是我梦寐以求的事。 Ná dào zhè suǒ dàxué de lùqǔ tōngzhīshū, shì wǒ mèngmèiyǐqiú de shì. Getting an admission letter from this university is what I have dreamed of day and night.
- 住在海边的小房子里，是她梦寐以求的生活。 Zhù zài hǎibiān de xiǎo fángzi lǐ, shì tā mèngmèiyǐqiú de shēnghuó. Living in a small house by the sea is the life she has always yearned for.