忌

To be jealous of in Chinese: 忌 (jì)

jì

to be jealous of

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to be jealous of
  2. 2fear
  3. 3dread
  4. 4scruple
  5. 5to avoid or abstain from
  6. 6to quit
  7. 7to give up sth

Stroke order

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忌

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧˋ

jì

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 他心里对我充满了忌恨。

    tā xīn lǐ duì wǒ chōng mǎn le jì hèn。

    His heart is full of jealous resentment toward me.

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Related words

妒忌

dù jì

to be jealous of (sb's achievements etc)

忌讳

jì huì

taboo

忌口

jì kǒu

abstain from certain food (as when ill)

禁忌

jìn jì

taboo

技艺

jì yì

skill

剂

jì

dose (medicine)

继

jì

to continue

继而

jì ér

then

继父

jì fù

stepfather

继母

jì mǔ

stepmother

寂静

jì jìng

quiet

寄托

jì tuō

to entrust (to sb)

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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