妒嫉

dùjí

verb #16,422

Meanings

1 to be jealous of; to be envious; envy

Characters

jealous; envious

jealous; envious

Examples

HSK 3

不要妒嫉别人的成功。

Bùyào dùjí biérén de chénggōng.

Don't be envious of other people's success.

HSK 7-9

她妒嫉同事的升职。

Tā dùjí tóngshì de shēngzhí.

She was jealous of her colleague's promotion.

Tips

usage

妒嫉 and 嫉妒 mean the same thing with the characters reversed. 嫉妒 is more common in modern usage. Both characters contain the 女 (woman) radical - reflecting ancient gender biases in character creation.

Stroke Order

妒 dù

嫉 jí