眼红 (眼紅)
yǎn hóng
Pinyin

Definition

眼红 (眼紅)
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yǎn hóng
  1. to covet
  2. envious
  3. jealous
  4. green with envy
  5. infuriated
  6. furious

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

眼
yǎn
  1. 1 eye
  2. 2 small hole
  3. 3 crux (of a matter)
  4. 4 classifier: 只 zhī
  5. 5 classifier: 双 shuāng
  6. 6 classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc)
眼泪
yǎn lèi
  1. 1 tears
  2. 2 crying
  3. 3 classifier: 滴 dī
眼睛
yǎn jing
  1. 1 eye
  2. 2 classifier: 只 zhī
  3. 3 classifier: 双 shuāng
眼神
yǎn shén
  1. 1 expression or emotion showing in one's eyes
  2. 2 meaningful glance
  3. 3 wink
  4. 4 eyesight (dialect)
一眼
yī yǎn
  1. 1 a glance
  2. 2 a quick look
  3. 3 a glimpse

Idioms (20)

一把眼泪一把鼻涕
yī bǎ yǎn lèi yī bǎ bí tì
  1. 1 with one's face covered in tears (idiom)
一板一眼
yī bǎn yī yǎn
  1. 1 lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter
  2. 2 scrupulous attention to detail
一板三眼
yī bǎn sān yǎn
  1. 1 lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. scrupulous attention to detail
一眼看穿
yī yǎn kàn chuān
  1. 1 to see through something at first glance (idiom)
一饱眼福
yī bǎo yǎn fú
  1. 1 to feast one's eyes on (idiom)

Sample Sentences

这下，大臣们都眼红了，他们觉得小裁缝没有为国家作出过一点贡献，凭什么得到那么多赏赐啊？而且他们也很担心小裁缝会威胁到他们的地位。所以他们一起到国王面前抗议，请国王赶走小裁缝。
zhèxià ，dàchéngmen dōu yǎnhóng le ，tāmen juéde xiǎo cáiféng méiyǒu wèi guójiā zuò chū guò yīdiǎn gòngxiàn ，píng shénme dédào nàme duō shǎngcì a ？érqiě tāmen yě hěn dānxīn xiǎo cáiféng huì wēixiédào tāmen de dìwèi 。suǒyǐ tāmen yīqǐ dào guówáng miànqián kàngyì ，qǐng guówáng gǎnzǒu xiǎo cáiféng 。
At this time, the officials of the court were all jealous. They felt: “The little tailor hasn't made any contributions to the country. On what grounds can he receive so many awards?” Also, they were very worried that the little tailor would threaten their positions. So they went together before the king to protest, asking that the king expel the little tailor.
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我眼红？我才没那么幼稚呢。我只是说，现在的股市过热。作为投资人，一定要有心理准备才行。我还得提醒你一句，炒股就跟赌博差不多。
wǒ yǎnhóng ？wǒ cái méi nàme yòuzhì ne 。wǒ zhǐshì shuō ，xiànzài de gǔshì guòrè 。zuòwéi tóuzīrén ，yīdìng yào yǒu xīnlǐ zhǔnbèi cái xíng 。wǒ hái děi tíxǐng nǐ yī jù ，chǎogǔ jiù gēn dǔbó chàbuduō 。
I'm envious? I'm not that immature. I'm just saying that the stock market is overheated. As an investor, you need a certain amount of mental preparation. I'll also remind you that stock market speculation is not so different from gambling.
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你别吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸。我最看不惯你这种胆子小，不敢担风险，但看到别人炒股赚了就眼红的人。
nǐ bié chībudào pútao shuō pútao suān 。wǒ zuì kànbuguàn nǐ zhèzhǒng dǎnzi xiǎo ，bùgǎn dān fēngxiǎn ，dàn kàndào biérén chǎogǔ zhuàn le jiù yǎnhóng de rén 。
Don't talk about something you know nothing about. I really disapprove of a craven like you, cowardly folk who can't bear risk, but get envious whenever they see others making money.
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算了，你只会在一旁眼红。跟你说了也是白说。
suàn le ，nǐ zhǐ huì zài yīpáng yǎnhóng 。gēn nǐ shuō le yě shì báishuō 。
Forget it. You're just standing on the sidelines burning with envy. There's no point in talking to you.
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我眼红了。
wǒ yǎnhóng le 。
I'm jealous.
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看到别人的车比他好，他就眼红。
kàndào biérén de chē bǐ tā hǎo ，tā jiù yǎnhóng 。
He saw that someone else's car was batter than his, so he became jealous.
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眼红
yǎnhóng
To be jealous.
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