妒忌
dù jì
Pinyin

Definition

妒忌
 - 
dù jì
  1. to be jealous of (sb's achievements etc)
  2. to be envious
  3. envy

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

jí dù
  1. 1 to be jealous
  2. 2 to envy
  3. 3 to hate
jìn jì
  1. 1 taboo
  2. 2 contraindication (medicine)
  3. 3 to abstain from
qiè jì
  1. 1 to avoid as taboo
  2. 2 to avoid by all means
  1. 1 to envy (success, talent)
  2. 2 jealous
dù jì
  1. 1 to be jealous of (sb's achievements etc)
  2. 2 to be envious
  3. 3 envy

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

Sample Sentences

刘翔就是比你有本事、有钱。你除了会妒忌,还会什么?
Liú Xiáng jiùshì bǐ nǐ yǒu běnshi 、yǒuqián 。nǐ chúle huì dùjì ,hái huì shénme ?
Liu Xiang is more accomplished than you, and richer. What are you good at, besides being jealous?
Go to Lesson