xiàn
羡
admire; envy; be envious; surname
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Meanings
2 senses · 10 examplesverb
to admire; to envy; to covet
Often used in the compound 羡慕. Can carry either positive (admiration) or slightly negative (envy) connotations depending on context.
Wǒ我
hěn很
xiàn羡
mù慕
nǐ你
de的
cái才
huá华
。
I greatly admire your talent.
Tā他
men们
dōu都
xiàn羡
mù慕
tā她
yōng拥
yǒu有
yī一
liàng辆
xīn新
chē车
。
They all envy her for having a new car.
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Bù不
yào要
máng盲
mù目
xiàn羡
mù慕
bié别
rén人
de的
shēng生
huó活
。
Don't blindly envy other people's lives.
Tā他
xiàn羡
mù慕
de地
kàn看
zhe着
péng朋
yǒu友
huò获
jiǎng奖
。
He watched enviously as his friend received the award.
Wǒ我
zhēn真
xīn心
xiàn羡
mù慕
nǐ你
men们
néng能
qù去
lǚ旅
xíng行
。
I truly envy that you can go traveling.
noun
surname (Xian)
Used as a family name. Relatively uncommon.
Xiàn羡
xiān先
shēng生
shì是
yī一
wèi位
zhù著
míng名
de的
zuò作
jiā家
。
Mr. Xian is a famous writer.
Wǒ我
xìng姓
Xiàn羡
，
xiàn羡
mù慕
de的
xiàn羡
。
My surname is Xian, the Xian in xianmu (admire).
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Xiàn羡
xìng姓
zài在
Zhōng中
guó国
bǐ比
jiào较
shǎo少
jiàn见
。
The surname Xian is relatively rare in China.
Xiàn羡
lǎo老
shī师
jiāo教
wǒ我
men们
bān班
shù数
xué学
。
Teacher Xian teaches our class mathematics.
Zhè这
wèi位
Xiàn羡
xìng姓
péng朋
yǒu友
shì是
wǒ我
de的
tóng同
shì事
。
This friend with the surname Xian is my colleague.