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忌妒

jì du

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

忌妒 (jì du) means "to be jealous of; to envy". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 忌妒 means

1. to be jealous of; to envy

The characters in 忌妒

• 忌jìto be jealous of; fear; dread
• 妒dùto envy (success, talent); jealous

Example sentences

• 约翰很忌妒你有新车。
  Yuēhàn hěn jìdu nǐ yǒu xīn chē.
  John is envious of your new car.
• 她是个爱忌妒的女孩。
  She's a jealous girl.

Go deeper

• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read jì du correctly.
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