妒忌 meaning in English

dùjì

to be jealous of (sb's achievements etc); to be envious

HSK 7-9verb14 strokes

Meaning of 妒忌

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

dùjì
  1. to be jealous of (sb's achievements etc)
  2. to be envious
  3. envy

妒忌 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

没méi有yǒu妒dù忌jì就jiù没méi有yǒu爱ài情qíng。
There's no love without jealousy.
我wǒ觉jué得de你nǐ妒dù忌jì了le。
I think you're jealous.
有yǒu爱ài情qíng必bì有yǒu妒dù忌jì。
Love is never without jealousy.

Stroke order for each character

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妒 dù · jealous · 7 strokes

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忌 jì · to be jealous of · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 妒忌.

嫉妒jídùto be jealous of; to envy
禁忌jìnjìtaboo; contraindication (medicine)
忌讳jìhuìtaboo; to avoid as taboo
忌口jìkǒuabstain from certain food (as when ill); avoid certain foods
威士忌wēishìjìwhiskey (loanword)
忌妒jìduto be jealous of; to envy
妒嫉dùjíto be jealous of (sb's achievements etc); to be envious
顾忌gùjìto have misgivings; apprehension
忌日jìrìanniversary of a death; inauspicious day
肆无忌惮sìwújìdànabsolutely unrestrained; unbridled
威士忌酒wēishìjìjiǔwhiskey (loanword)

Questions about 妒忌

What does 妒忌 mean?

妒忌 (dùjì) means "to be jealous of (sb's achievements etc); to be envious" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 妒忌?

妒忌 is made of 2 characters: 妒 (7 strokes), 忌 (7 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.

Is 妒忌 an HSK word?

Yes. 妒忌 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.