忌

jì

“To be jealous of” in Chinese is 忌 (jì).

Other characters with the syllable ji: see all 46 →

Meaning

to be jealous of
fear
dread

Show 4 more meanings

scruple
to avoid or abstain from
to quit
to give up sth

Example

我觉得你妒忌了。

I think you're jealous.

From 妒忌 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Words containing 忌

妒忌dùjìto be jealous of (sb's achievements etc)HSK 7-9 忌讳jìhuìtabooHSK 7-9 忌口jìkǒuabstain from certain food (as when ill)HSK 7-9 禁忌jìnjìtabooHSK 7-9

More HSK 7-9 characters

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