忌 meaning in English

jì

to be jealous of; fear

HSK 7-9verb7 strokes

Meaning of 忌

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jì
  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

忌 in example sentences

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

这zhè瓶píng内nèi有yǒu一yì点diǎn威wēi士shì忌jì。
There is a bit of whisky in this bottle.
约yuē翰hàn很hěn忌jì妒dù你nǐ有yǒu新xīn车chē。
John is envious of your new car.
这zhè种zhǒng威wēi士shì忌jì太tài烈liè了le。
This whisky is too strong.
这zhè瓶píng威wēi士shì忌jì太tài烈liè了le。
This whiskey is too strong.
我wǒ不bú会huì参cān与yù猜cāi忌jì。
I won't participate in speculation.

Stroke order for each character

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忌 jì · to be jealous of · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 忌.

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

What does 忌 mean?

忌 (jì) means "to be jealous of; fear" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 忌?

忌 is made of 1 character: 忌 (7 strokes). That is 7 strokes in total.

Is 忌 an HSK word?

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