嫉妒
jídù
to be jealous, to envy
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 他嫉妒同事的成功。He is jealous of his colleague’s success.
- 不要嫉妒别人,要努力提升自己。Don’t envy others; work to better yourself.
Collocations
嫉妒别人嫉妒心心生嫉妒嫉妒得
Mnemonic
嫉 jí "to envy" + 妒 dù "to be jealous": a Sino-Korean word "to be jealous, to envy". Both characters carry the woman radical 女. A hostile resentment of another’s advantage. Unlike 羡慕 (to admire, neutral to positive), 嫉妒 is negative. Same as 妒忌 (the reversed order).
Related
妒忌羡慕眼红嫉恨
Quick check
How do 嫉妒 and 羡慕 differ?