妒忌

dù jì · du ji

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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

In a sentence

2 examples
01

没(méi)有(yǒu)妒(dù)忌(jì)就(jiù)没(méi)有(yǒu)爱(ài)情(qíng)。

There's no love without jealousy.

Tatoeba: Chinese by zhouj1955 · English by AucaCoyan · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)妒(dù)忌(jì)同(tóng)事(shì)升(shēng)了(le)职(zhí),心(xīn)里(li)很(hěn)不(bù)舒(shū)服(fu)。

He was jealous that his colleague got promoted and felt very uncomfortable.

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