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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