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忌

jì

HSK 6 Character

What 忌 means

1. to be jealous of
2. fear
3. dread
4. scruple
5. to avoid or abstain from
6. to quit
7. to give up sth

Example sentences

• 他卖威士忌。
  He sells whisky.
• 我觉得你妒忌了。
  Wǒ juéde nǐ dùjì le.
  I think you're jealous.
• 有爱情必有妒忌。
  Yǒu àiqíng bì yǒu dùjì.
  Love is never without jealousy.
• 我不会叁与猜忌。
  I won't participate in speculation.
• 这种威士忌太烈了。
  This whisky is too strong.
• 这瓶威士忌太烈了。
  This whiskey is too strong.

Words starting with 忌

• 忌讳jì huìtaboo; to avoid as taboo; to abstain from
• 忌妒jì duto be jealous of; to envy
• 忌日jì rìanniversary of a death; inauspicious day
• 忌口jì kǒuabstain from certain food (as when ill); avoid certain foods; be on a diet
• 忌恨jì hènhate (due to envy etc)
• 忌烟jì yānto quit smoking
• 忌食jì shí(formal) to avoid (certain foods)
• 忌辰jì chénanniversary of a death
• 忌羡jì xiànto envy
• 忌惮jì dànto be afraid of the consequences; restraining fear

Words containing 忌

• 肆无忌惮sì wú jì dànabsolutely unrestrained; unbridled; without the slightest scruple
• 禁忌jìn jìtaboo; contraindication (medicine); to abstain from
• 威士忌wēi shì jìwhiskey (loanword)
• 顾忌gù jìto have misgivings; apprehension; worry
• 妒忌dù jìto be jealous of (sb's achievements etc); to be envious; envy
• 切忌qiè jìto avoid as taboo; to avoid by all means
• 猜忌cāi jìto be suspicious and jealous of
• 嫌忌xián jìsuspicion
• 戒忌jiè jìa taboo; to avoid sth (as taboo)
• 拘忌jū jìto have scruples; to have misgivings
• 犯忌fàn jìto violate a taboo
• 疑忌yí jìjealousy; suspicious and jealous
• 避忌bì jìto avoid as taboo
• 性禁忌xìng jìn jìsexual taboo
• 禁忌语jìn jì yǔtaboo language
• 外宽内忌wài kuān nèi jìmagnanimous on the outside, but hateful on the inside (idiom)
• 威士忌酒wēi shì jì jiǔwhiskey (loanword)
• 投鼠忌器tóu shǔ jì qìlit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom)…
• 田忌赛马Tián Jì sài mǎTian Ji races his horses (and accepts one loss in order to ensure two wins) (idiom)
• 童言无忌tóng yán wú jìchildren's words carry no harm (idiom)
• 长孙无忌Zhǎng sūn Wú jìZhangsun Wuji (c. 594-659), politician and historian of early Tang
• 畏忌wèi jìto be arrested by fear; restraint; scruple
• 无所畏忌wú suǒ wèi jìwithout any fear of consequences; totally devoid of scruples
• 讳疾忌医huì jí jì yīhiding a sickness for fear of treatment (idiom); fig. concealing a fault to avoid…

Characters built on 己

These share the phonetic component 己 (jǐ), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 已yǐalready; to stop; then
• 记jìto record; to note; to memorize
• 纪jìorder; discipline; age
• 岂qǐhow? (emphatic question)
• 杞qǐChinese wolfberry shrub (Lycium chinense); willow
• 圮pǐdestroyed; injure
• 芑qǐPanicum miliaceum
• 屺qǐ(literary) a barren hill

Characters that look like 忌

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 志zhìaspiration; ambition; the will
• 忘wàngto forget; to overlook; to neglect
• 忍rěnto bear; to endure; to tolerate
• 忠zhōngloyal; devoted; faithful
• 屈qūbent; to feel wronged
• 怂sǒngused in 怂恿; (literary) terrified

Sounds the same

Read jì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 记to record; to note; to memorize
• 既already; since; both... (and...)
• 季season; the last month of a season; fourth or youngest amongst brothers
• 绩to spin (hemp etc); merit; accomplishment
• 际border; edge; boundary
• 计to calculate; to compute; to count
• 技skill
• 济to cross a river; to aid or relieve; to be of help
• 继to continue; to follow after; to go on with
• 纪order; discipline; age
• 寄to entrust; to place in sb's care; (bound form) to depend on; to attach oneself to…
• 迹(bound form) trace; mark; vestige; clue; Taiwan pr. jī