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忌妒

jìdu
verb #18,896

Meanings

  1. 1 to be jealous of
  2. 2 to envy

Characters

忌
jì
to be jealous; to taboo
妒
du
to envy; jealous
Both characters relate to jealousy — together they emphasize envious resentment.

Examples

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.

Tips

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.

Stroke Order

忌 jì
妒 dù