忌妒
jìdu
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
- 他并不忌妒同事升迁，反而主动分析对方成功背后的能力结构。 Tā bìng bú jìdu tóngshì shēngqiān, fǎn'ér zhǔdòng fēnxī duìfāng chénggōng bèihòu de nénglì jiégòu. He was not jealous of his colleague's promotion; instead, he actively analysed the abilities behind the other person's success.
- 别忌妒别人的成功，要多想想自己能做什么。 Bié jìdu biérén de chénggōng, yào duō xiǎngxiǎng zìjǐ néng zuò shénme. Don't envy other people's success; think more about what you can do yourself.
- 他们两个是好朋友，从来不会互相忌妒。 Tāmen liǎng ge shì hǎo péngyou, cónglái bú huì hùxiāng jìdu. The two of them are good friends and never envy each other.
Related words
- 忌 jì to avoid; to be wary of; taboo
- 忌讳 jìhuì taboo; to avoid as taboo; scruple
- 忌口 jìkǒu to avoid certain foods; dietary restriction
- 禁忌 jìnjì taboo; contraindication; to forbid
- 切忌 qièjì must avoid; be sure not to
- 肆无忌惮 sìwújìdàn unscrupulous; unrestrained
- 嫉妒 jídù to be jealous of; to envy
- 吝啬 lìnsè stingy; miserly
- 软弱 ruǎnruò weak; feeble
- 冷淡 lěngdàn cold; indifferent; to treat coldly
- 娇气 jiāoqì delicate; spoiled; fussy
- 冷落 lěngluò desolate; to neglect; to cold-shoulder