妒 (dù): to envy (success, talent), jealous
妒 (dù) is a Chinese character meaning “to envy (success, talent).” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 女 (semantic) and 户 (phonetic). It ranks #2488 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 妒 woman. Its radical form 女 (woman) appears in many related characters such as 女 (nǚ, woman), 奶 (nǎi, grandmother, milk), 她 (tā, she).
Definitions
- to envy (success, talent)
- jealous
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 嫉妒verb | jí dù | to be jealous of |
| 妒忌verb | dù jì | to be jealous of (sb's achievements etc) |
| 妒嫉verb | dù jí | to be jealous of (sb's achievements etc) |
| 忌妒verb | jì du | to be jealous of |
| 嫉贤妒能 | jí xián dù néng | (idiom) to envy the virtuous and talented |
| 天妒英才phrase | tiān dù yīng cái | heaven is jealous of heroic genius (idiom) |
| 妒能害贤 | dù néng hài xián | jealous of the able, envious of the clever (idiom) |
| 妒贤嫉能 | dù xián jí néng | see 嫉賢妒能|嫉贤妒能 |
| 羡慕嫉妒恨verb | xiàn mù jí dù hèn | to be green with envy (neologism c. 2009) |
妒 appears in 9 compound words: 44 as the first character, 22 as the last, and 33 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 妒 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
Example Sentences
这个妒孩从小就展现出非凡的音乐天赋。
zhè gě dù hái cóng xiǎo jiù zhǎn xiàn chū fēi fán de yīn lè tiān fù .
This child has shown extraordinary musical talent since early childhood.
你也会忍不住感慨难怪在天主教的教义里，“嫉妒”是七宗罪之一。
nǐ yě huì rěn bù zhù gǎn kǎi nán guài zài tiān zhǔ jiào de jiào yì lǐ , jí dù shì qī zōng zuì zhī yī .
You, too, can’t help but marvel at why “envy” is one of the seven deadly sins in Catholic doctrine.
郑习会4月登场 翁晓玲酸赖总统:心里忌妒郑丽文
zhèng xí huì 4 yuè dēng chǎng wēng xiǎo 玲 suān lài zǒng tǒng : xīn lǐ jì dù zhèng lí wén
Zheng-Xi Meeting Set for April; Weng Hsiao-ling Takes a Dig at President Lai: "He's Jealous of Zheng Liwen"
...事炒股午睡看球赛!实际工作2小时反高薪招妒忌 网民..他值得
. . . shì chǎo gǔ wǔ shuì kàn qiú sài ! shí jì gōng zuò 2 xiǎo shí fǎn gāo xīn zhāo dù jì wǎng mín . . tā zhí dé
...Trading stocks, taking a nap, and watching sports games! Working just 2 hours a day yet earning a high salary—it’s enough to make people jealous. Netizens... He deserves it.
爱妻男神被捕获真实颜值曝光一优点令男士妒忌 网民:老婆有福气
ài qī nán shén bèi bǔ huò zhēn shí yán zhí pù guāng yī yōu diǎn lìng nán shì dù jì wǎng mín : lǎo pó yǒu fú qì
The male god who loves his wife was captured and his real appearance was exposed, which made men jealous Netizens: Blessed wives
嫉妒是谋杀的动机。
Jídù shì móushā de dòngjī.
Jealousy was the motive for the murder.
许多人嫉妒汤姆的成功。
Xǔduō rén jídù Tāngmǔ de chénggōng.
Many people envy Tom's success.
他们嫉妒我们的成功。
Tāmen jídù wǒmen de chénggōng.
They are jealous of our success.
没有妒忌就没有爱情。
Méiyǒu dùjì jiù méiyǒu àiqíng.
There's no love without jealousy.
我想我感到有点嫉妒。
Wǒ xiǎng wǒ gǎndào yǒudiǎn jídù.
I suppose I felt a little jealous.
Character Family
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