眼
红

To covet in Chinese: 眼红 (yǎn hóng)

yǎn hóng

to covet

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 眼紅1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to covet
  2. 2envious
  3. 3jealous
  4. 4green with envy
  5. 5infuriated
  6. 6furious

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眼
红

Zhuyin

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ㄧㄢˇ

yǎn

ㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

ㄏㄨㄥˊ

hóng

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

眼红

Simplified

眼紅

Traditional

Example sentences

See 眼红 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 看到别人成功，他心里有点眼红。

    kàn dào bié rén chéng gōng， tā xīn lǐ yǒu diǎn yǎn hóng。

    Seeing others succeed, he felt a bit jealous.

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Related words

红

hóng

red

眼

yǎn

eye

眼睛

yǎn jing

eye

眼镜

yǎn jìng

spectacles

红色

hóng sè

red (color)

红茶

hóng chá

black tea

红酒

hóng jiǔ

red wine

眼前

yǎn qián

before one's eyes

红包

hóng bāo

money wrapped in red as a gift

眼泪

yǎn lèi

tears

眼里

yǎnli

In the eyes

眼光

yǎn guāng

gaze

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