Definition
忌 (jì) has two distinct senses: 'to be jealous of' and 'to avoid/abstain from (sth)'. For jealousy, it is more literary than the everyday 嫉妒 (jí dù). For avoidance, 忌 is broader (health, taboo, habit) while 戒 (jiè) specifically means quitting a habit/addiction, and 忌讳 (jì huì) refers to cultural taboos.
verb
to be jealous ofto avoid or abstain from (sth)to have a taboo about
Easily confused
- 总zǒnglook-alike(adverb) always; invariably
- 几jǐsound-alike(interrogative) how many; how much
- 季jìsound-alikeseason
- 记jìsound-aliketo remember; to memorize
- 集jísound-alike(noun) collection, anthology, collected works
- 鸡jīsound-alikechicken
- 及jísound-alike(conjunction) and; as well as (used in formal writing to connect nouns or noun phrases)
- 寄jìsound-aliketo send (by mail), to mail, to post
- 急jísound-alike(adjective) urgent; rapid; hurried
- 极jísound-alikeextremely
Examples
- 。Tā cóng bù dùjì biérén de chéngjiù.He is never jealous of others' achievements.
- 忌。Chī yào shí yídìng yào jì là.You must avoid spicy food when taking medicine.
- ，忌。Yīnwèi jiànkāng wèntí, tā yǐjīng jì yān jiǔ le.Due to health issues, he has already quit smoking and drinking.
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