jì

HSK 7–9

忌 (jì) is a Chinese word meaning “to be jealous of; fear; dread”.

Meanings

  1. 1to be jealous of
  2. 2fear
  3. 3dread
  4. 4scruple
  5. 5to avoid or abstain from
  6. 6to quit
  7. 7to give up sth
Part of speech
verb

Related words

威士忌whiskey (loanword)妒忌to be jealous of (sb's achievements etc)禁忌taboo顾忌to have misgivings忌妒to be jealous of; to envy忌日anniversary of a death肆无忌惮absolutely unrestrained威士忌酒whiskey (loanword)忌讳taboo猜忌to be suspicious and jealous of忌惮to be afraid of the consequences忌恨hate (due to envy etc)

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