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羡慕

羡慕 xiànmù

羡慕 xiànmù Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 羡慕 xiànmù .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xiànmù | xian4 mu4
English translation
to envy
to admire

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Traditional form

羨慕

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 羡慕 xiànmù

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xiàn

Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

羊次

Number of Strokes

12

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

莫⺗

Number of Strokes

14

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Example sentences using 羡慕 xiànmù

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当然 dāngrán , 羡慕 xiànmù 嫉妒 jídù shì 少不了 shǎo bu liǎo de , 人之常情 rén zhī cháng qíng ma .

Jealousy, naturally , will come with admiration. For that's the way things are.

英国 Yīng guó 妇女 fùnǚ de 乳腺癌 rǔ xiàn aí 患病率 hěn 着实 zhuó shí 令人羡慕

Britain has an enviable record on breast screening for cancer.

他们 tā men de 收入 shōurù 生活 shēnghuó 方式 fāngshì 会令很多 rén dōu 羡慕 xiànmù 不已 bù yǐ

They enjoyed an income and lifestyle that many people would envy.

也许 yěxǔ shì 羡慕 xiànmù dàn 认为 rènwéi gēng duō de shì 嫉妒 jídù

Maybe there is jealousy, but I think the envy is more powerful.

安妮塔羡慕 xiànmù 姐姐 jiějie 不受道德观念 de 制约 zhìyuē 藐视 miǎoshì 公众 gōng zhòng 舆论 yúlùn

Anita envied her sister's amorality and contempt for public opinion.

羡慕 xiànmù Decomposition

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羡慕 xiànmù Compounds

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