羡慕 (羨慕)
xiàn mù
Pinyin
Definition
羡慕 (羨慕)
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- to envy
- to admire
Character Decomposition
Idioms (2)
久慕盛名
- 1 I've admired your reputation for a long time (idiom); I've been looking forward to meeting you.
- 2 It's an honor to meet you at last.
慕名而来
- 1 to come to a place on account of its reputation (idiom); attracted to visit a famous location
Sample Sentences
如若听说一个孩子在重点学校、尖子班,班主任抓的严,或者孩子自加压力,主动要求上各种辅导班,其它家长的反应都是满满地对别人家孩子的羡慕和赞叹,好像一眼就看到了这位刻苦学习的好孩子用时间兑换出了光辉灿烂的未来。
If one hears that a child is in an "elite school", an "elite class", their homeroom teacher is "strict", or that the child is putting undue stress on himself/herself by taking additional classes, other parents usually respond with full-hearted compliments to this "other people's child", as if already seeing with a glance the bright future this good, hard-working kid is exchanging for his/her childhood.
我真羡慕你每天活力满满,我好像是多次努力之后,希望落空,也就丧失了信心和动力。
I really envy you, living in high spirits every day. I lose my confidence and motivation after several failed attempts.
而当进入以后,游戏就是“成就感”的一大来源:谁的段位高,谁的游戏打得好,不仅是游戏中的主角,现实生活中也是被羡慕的角色。
When they are in the circle, playing games give them “a sense of achievement” : who has the highest score, who plays the best, not only are they the stars in the games but also envied in real life.
上台的人可以跟海豹玩亲亲,真叫人羡慕嫉妒恨!
The people who go up on stage can kiss the seals, it really makes you so envious to the point of despising them!