忌妒
jì du
Pinyin

Definition

忌妒
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jì du
  1. to be jealous of
  2. to envy
  3. jealousy
  4. envy

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

嫉妒
jí dù
  1. 1 to be jealous
  2. 2 to envy
  3. 3 to hate
禁忌
jìn jì
  1. 1 taboo
  2. 2 contraindication (medicine)
  3. 3 to abstain from
切忌
qiè jì
  1. 1 to avoid as taboo
  2. 2 to avoid by all means
妒
dù
  1. 1 to envy (success, talent)
  2. 2 jealous
妒忌
dù jì
  1. 1 to be jealous of (sb's achievements etc)
  2. 2 to be envious
  3. 3 envy
威士忌
wēi shì jì
  1. 1 whiskey (loanword)
忌口
jì kǒu
  1. 1 abstain from certain food (as when ill)
  2. 2 avoid certain foods
  3. 3 be on a diet
忌妒
jì du
  1. 1 to be jealous of
  2. 2 to envy
  3. 3 jealousy
  4. 4 envy
忌讳
jì huì
  1. 1 taboo
  2. 2 to avoid as taboo
  3. 3 to abstain from
猜忌
cāi jì
  1. 1 to be suspicious and jealous of
童言无忌
tóng yán wú jì
  1. 1 children's words carry no harm (idiom)
肆无忌惮
sì wú jì dàn
  1. 1 absolutely unrestrained
  2. 2 unbridled
  3. 3 without the slightest scruple
顾忌
gù jì
  1. 1 to have misgivings
  2. 2 apprehension
  3. 3 worry
  4. 4 qualm
  5. 5 scruple
妒嫉
dù jí
  1. 1 to be jealous of (sb's achievements etc)
  2. 2 to be envious
  3. 3 envy
忌
jì
  1. 1 to be jealous of
  2. 2 fear
  3. 3 dread
  4. 4 scruple
  5. 5 to avoid or abstain from
  6. 6 to quit
  7. 7 to give up sth
忌恨
jì hèn
  1. 1 hate (due to envy etc)
忌惮
jì dàn
  1. 1 to be afraid of the consequences
  2. 2 restraining fear
忌日
jì rì
  1. 1 anniversary of a death
  2. 2 inauspicious day
忌辰
jì chén
  1. 1 anniversary of a death
投鼠忌器
tóu shǔ jì qì
  1. 1 lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom)
  2. 2 to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents

Idioms (9)

外宽内忌
wài kuān nèi jì
  1. 1 magnanimous on the outside, but hateful on the inside (idiom)
天妒英才
tiān dù yīng cái
  1. 1 heaven is jealous of heroic genius (idiom); the great have great hardship to contend with
  2. 2 those whom the Gods love die young
妒能害贤
dù néng hài xián
  1. 1 jealous of the able, envious of the clever (idiom)
妒贤忌能
dù xián jì néng
  1. 1 to envy the virtuous and talented (idiom)
投鼠忌器
tóu shǔ jì qì
  1. 1 lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom)
  2. 2 to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents
田忌赛马
Tián Jì sài mǎ
  1. 1 Tian Ji races his horses (and accepts one loss in order to ensure two wins) (idiom)
百无禁忌
bǎi wú jìn jì
  1. 1 all taboos are off (idiom); anything goes
  2. 2 nothing is taboo
童言无忌
tóng yán wú jì
  1. 1 children's words carry no harm (idiom)
讳疾忌医
huì jí jì yī
  1. 1 hiding a sickness for fear of treatment (idiom); fig. concealing a fault to avoid criticism
  2. 2 to keep one's shortcomings secret
  3. 3 to refuse to listen to advice

Sample Sentences

因为吃醋很酸，所以吃醋也是"忌妒"的意思。
yīnwèi chīcù hěn suān ，suǒyǐ chīcù yě shì "jìdu "de yìsi 。
Because vinegar is sour, 'eating vinegar' also means 'to be jealous'.
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你很忌妒他。
nǐ hěn jìdù tā 。
You're very jealous of him.
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前面是著名的“大成殿”。据说皇帝来曲阜祭孔时，当地官员要用布把这些石柱包起来，不敢让皇帝看到。因为这些石柱比皇宫的还漂亮，怕皇帝看了忌妒。
qiánmian shì zhùmíng de “Dàchéng diàn ”。jùshuō huángdì lái Qūfù jìkǒng shí ，dāngdì guānyuán yào yòng bù bǎ zhèxiē shízhù bāo qǐlái ，bùgǎn ràng huángdì kàndào 。yīnwèi zhèxiē shízhù bǐ huánggōng de hái piàoliang ，pà huángdì kàn le jìdù 。
Up ahead is the famous Great Hall. It's said that when the emperor came to the Great Hall, the local officials would use cloth to wrap up these stone pillars and wouldn't dare let the emperor see them. This is because the pillars were more beautiful than the Imperial Palace and they were afraid the emperor would become jealous.
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