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嫉妒

jídù
verb HSK 7-9 #2,208

Meanings

  1. 1 to be jealous; to envy
  2. 2 jealousy

Characters

嫉
jí
to envy; to be jealous
妒
dù
to be jealous of
Both characters mean jealousy. 嫉 emphasizes resentment toward someone's advantages; 妒 emphasizes the bitter feeling itself.

Examples

HSK 3
别嫉妒别人，做好自己就行。
Bié jídù biéren, zuòhǎo zìjǐ jiù xíng.
Don't be jealous of others - just focus on doing your best.
HSK 6
他的成功引来了不少嫉妒。
Tā de chénggōng yǐnlái le bùshǎo jídù.
His success attracted quite a bit of jealousy.
HSK 7-9
嫉妒会让人变得丑陋。
Jídù huì ràng rén biàn de chǒulòu.
Jealousy makes people ugly.

Tips

mistakes
Many native speakers mispronounce this as 'jìdù' (4th tone + 4th tone), but the standard pronunciation is 'jídù' (2nd tone + 4th tone). The 嫉 character is 2nd tone.

Stroke Order

嫉 jí
妒 dù