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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jì | ji4
English translation
to be jealous of
fear
dread
scruple
to avoid or abstain from
to quit
to give up sth
jealous, envious; to fear; to shun

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

Contains the radical

xīn

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

己心

Semantic compound

xīn

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xīn represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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dài zhāo 肆无忌惮 sìwújìdàn de 好奇 hàoqí qiáo zhāo .

He looked at her with unashamed curiosity.

常常 cháng cháng shì zài 威士忌 wēi shì jì de 懵懂 měng dǒng 醉意 Zhōng 度过 dùguò de .

He often lives in a haze of whisky.

忌讳 jìhuì 人家 rénjiā jiào de 外号 wài hào .

He resents being called by his nickname.

天天 tiān tiān 过去 guòqu ,哈里 Hā lǐ dài de 评论 pínglùn 越来越 yuè lái yuè 肆无忌惮 sìwújìdàn ,越来越讨 rén xián ,越来越 yuè lái yuè Yīn sǔn le .

Halliday's comments grew daily more and more sparklingly disagreeable and disparaging.

rén suǒ de 主要 zhǔyào shì 忌妒 jì du .

One suffered chiefly from jealousy.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
威士忌 wēi shì jì whiskey (loanword)威士忌 wēi shì jì
fear
妒忌 dù jì envy妒忌 dù jì
禁忌 jìn jì taboo禁忌 jìn jì
顾忌 gù jì worry顧忌
肆无忌惮 sìwújìdàn unbridled肆無忌憚
切忌 qiè jì to avoid as taboo切忌 qiè jì
忌讳 jìhuì taboo忌諱
忌妒 jì du to envy忌妒 jì du
猜忌 cāi jì to be suspicious and jealous of猜忌 cāi jì
忌日 jì rì inauspicious day忌日 jì rì
忌惮 jì dàn restraining fear忌憚
威士忌酒 wēi shì jì jiǔ whiskey (loanword)威士忌酒 wēi shì jì jiǔ
忌口 jì kǒu be on a diet忌口 jì kǒu
忌恨 jì hèn hate (due to envy etc)忌恨 jì hèn
百无禁忌 bǎi wú jìn jì nothing is taboo百無禁忌
童言无忌 tóng yán wú jì children's words carry no harm (idiom)童言無忌
投鼠忌器 tóu shǔ jì qì to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents投鼠忌器 tóu shǔ jì qì
讳疾忌医 huì jí jì yī to keep one's shortcomings secret諱疾忌醫
忌辰 jì chén anniversary of a death忌辰 jì chén
疑忌 yí jì jealousy疑忌 yí jì

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