妒忌

dùjì

verb HSK 7-9 #8,295

Meanings

1 to be jealous of; to envy

Characters

jealous; envious

to envy; to resent

Both characters carry the meaning of jealousy, reinforcing the intensity of the feeling.

Examples

她妒忌同事的升职。

Tā dùjì tóngshì de shēngzhí.

She's jealous of her colleague's promotion.

不要妒忌别人的成功。

Bùyào dùjì biéren de chénggōng.

Don't be envious of others' success.

Tips

usage

妒忌 and 嫉妒 (jídù) mean the same thing — jealousy — but 妒忌 is slightly more colloquial while 嫉妒 is more common overall. Notice 妒 appears in both words. Both characters 妒 and 嫉 have the 女 (woman) radical, reflecting an old sexist bias in the language.

Stroke Order

妒 dù

忌 jì