忌妒

jìdu

verb #18,896

Meanings

Both characters relate to jealousy — together they emphasize envious resentment.

不要忌妒别人的成功。

Búyào jìdu biérén de chénggōng.

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

她忌妒同事升职了。

Tā jìdu tóngshì shēngzhí le.

She is jealous that her colleague got promoted.

usage

忌妒 and 嫉妒 (jídù) are near-synonyms and often interchangeable. 嫉妒 is more common in modern usage. Both carry a negative connotation of resentful envy.

mistakes

The 妒 in 忌妒 is read as a light tone (du) in this compound, not dù.

忌 jì

妒 dù