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嫉 jí

jealous, envious

Strokes
13
Level
HSK 6
Radical
女
Type
Ideograph
Made of 女疾 ⿰女疾

Memory hint: An envious 疾 woman 女; 疾 also provides the pronunciation

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  1. 她很嫉妒姐姐的才华。
    Tā hěn jídù jiějie de cáihuá.
    She's very jealous of her sister's talent.
    she very jealous sister (particle) talent
  2. 你是不是嫉妒他的成功？
    Nǐ shì bú shì jídù tā de chénggōng?
    Are you jealous of his success?
    you is not-is jealous his (particle) success
  3. 别嫉妒别人，努力提升自己才是关键。
    Bié jídù biérén, nǔlì tíshēng zìjǐ cái shì guānjiàn.
    Don't be jealous of others, working hard to improve yourself is the key.
    don't jealous others, work-hard improve self only-then is key
  4. 他并不嫉妒同事的成绩，反而为他高兴。
    Tā bìng bù jídù tóngshì de chéngjì, fǎn'ér wèi tā gāoxìng.
    He isn't jealous of his colleague's achievements at all, he's happy for him instead.
    he not-at-all not jealous colleague (particle) achievement, instead for him happy
  5. 从小到大，她一直嫉妒妹妹受到的关注。
    Cóngxiǎodàodà, tā yìzhí jídù mèimei shòudào de guānzhù.
    From childhood to adulthood, she has always been jealous of the attention her younger sister receives.
    from-small-to-big, she continuously jealous younger-sister received (particle) attention

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