嫉 jí
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 女 — woman, girl
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
嫉妒
jídù
to be jealous of; to envy
Characters in this word
妒 dù
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 女 — woman, girl
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他并不是嫉妒同事升职，而是担心评价标准不够透明。 Tā bìng bú shì jídù tóngshì shēngzhí, ér shì dānxīn píngjià biāozhǔn bú gòu tòumíng. He was not jealous of his colleague's promotion; rather, he was worried that the evaluation standards were not transparent enough.
- 她嫉妒姐姐总是得到更多的关注。 Tā jídù jiějie zǒngshì dédào gèng duō de guānzhù. She is jealous that her older sister always gets more attention.
- 看到邻居买了新车，他心里有点嫉妒。 Kàndào línjū mǎi le xīn chē, tā xīnlǐ yǒudiǎn jídù. Seeing his neighbour buy a new car, he felt a bit envious.
Related words
- 忌妒 jìdu to be jealous of; to envy
- 反感 fǎngǎn dislike; aversion; to feel disgusted by
- 悔恨 huǐhèn to regret deeply; remorse
- 不平 bùpíng uneven; injustice; indignant
- 过意不去 guòyìbúqù to feel apologetic; to feel bad about something
- 发火 fāhuǒ to get angry; to lose one's temper
- 惭愧 cánkuì ashamed
- 发怒 fānù to become angry; to flare up
- 孤零零 gūlínglíng all alone; solitary
- 瞪 dèng to stare; to glare
- 孤单 gūdān lonely; alone
- 浮躁 fúzào restless; impetuous; impatient