Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 嫉妒
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
to be jealous of; to envy
嫉恨jí hènto hate out of jealousy; to resent
妒嫉dù jíto be jealous of (sb's achievements etc); to be envious; envy
嫉恶如仇jí è rú chóu(idiom) to hate evil as one hates an enemy
妒贤嫉能dù xián jí néngsee 嫉賢妒能|嫉贤妒能[ji2 xian2 du4 neng2]
嫉贤妒能jí xián dù néng(idiom) to envy the virtuous and talented