忌妒 (jì du) — to be jealous of; to envy

Definition

忌妒 (jìdu) means 'to envy / be jealous,' with a stronger edge of resentment than 羡慕, which is more about admiring what others have. It is essentially a written/literary variant of 嫉妒; choose 嫉妒 in everyday prose.

verb
to be jealous ofto envy

Examples

  • 忌妒
    Tā zǒng róng yì jì du bié rén qǔ dé de chéng jì.
    He is always easily jealous of the achievements others have made.
  • 忌妒
    Kàn dào péng you de xīn chē, wǒ bù jīn yǒu xiē jì du.
    Seeing my friend's new car, I couldn't help feeling a little jealous.
  • 忌妒
    Tā men de xìng fú shēng huó ràng rén jì du.
    Their happy life makes people envious.

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