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觊觎

覬覦
jìyú
verb #15,608

Meanings

  1. 1 to covet
  2. 2 to cast greedy eyes on

Characters

觊
jì
to covet; to long for
觎
yú
to desire; to covet

Examples

他一直觊觎这个职位。
Tā yīzhí jìyú zhège zhíwèi.
He has been coveting this position all along.

Tips

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觊觎 is a literary/formal word. In everyday speech, people would say 眼红 or 垂涎.

Stroke Order

觊 jì
觎 yú

Related Words

眼神 yǎnshén HSK 7 #2,555
look in one's eyes / expression in one's eyes / gaze
眼中 yǎnzhōng #5,074
in one's eyes / in one's view
眼里 yǎnlǐ HSK 4 #3,901
in one's eyes / within one's vision
贪婪 tānlán HSK 7 #5,285
greedy / avaricious / insatiable
目击 mùjī #3,464
to witness / to see with one's own eyes
亲眼 qīnyǎn HSK 6 #3,138
with one's own eyes / personally (seeing or witnessing)
睁 zhēng HSK 7 #2,923
to open (eyes) / to stare
眼前 yǎnqián HSK 3 #2,610
before one's eyes / at present; right now
目睹 mùdǔ HSK 7 #5,712
to witness / to see with one's own eyes
投 tóu HSK 4 #1,233
to throw / to cast / to invest / to submit
觊觎 jìyú
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