嫉妒

jídù

verb HSK 7-9 #2,208

Meanings

1 to be jealous; to envy
2 jealousy

Characters

to envy; to be jealous

to be jealous of

Both characters mean jealousy. 嫉 emphasizes resentment toward someone's advantages; 妒 emphasizes the bitter feeling itself.

Examples

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.

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.

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