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妒忌

dù jì
HSK 7

English Meaning

to be jealous of (sb's achievements etc); to be envious; envy

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
可等云湘身子重了 你又妒忌起来
HSK 7 00:03
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💡 INTENT:

“You pretended to be generous by giving her to me, but now your petty jealousy is causing trouble.”

1. PREVIOUS

云湘是你给我的

“You married Yunxiang to me.”

“But after she became pregnant, you become jealous again.”

3. NEXT

每回我去陪她

“Every time I go with her.”

《良陈美锦》 · family_and_home
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又看着她和儿子那么亲密 你妒忌了
HSK 6 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“Admit it, your sickening jealousy drove you to do this.”

1. PREVIOUS

看中她家里有钱

“wanted her family's money,”

“and seeing how close she was to her son made you jealous,”

3. NEXT

所以才想要毁了她

“so you wanted to destroy her?”

《危险关系》 · legal_and_police
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而且背了还遭人妒忌
HSK 4 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“It is way too flashy and will only cause gossiping and trouble, so I would rather not keep it.”

1. PREVIOUS

你喜欢 自己留着呗 自己留着啊 没有场合背

“Don't sell it. If you like it, keep it. Keep it? But I have no occasion for it.”

“And carrying it might make people jealous.”

3. NEXT

你可以背着它参加我的家长会呀

“You could carry it to my parent-teacher conference.”

《夜色正浓》 · family_and_home
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