envy; admire
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to envy; to admire
A neutral or slightly positive term describing the feeling of wanting what someone else has, often implying admiration rather than resentment. It's commonly used in both spoken and written language.
Wǒ我
hěn很
xiàn羡
mù慕
tā他
liú流
lì利
de的
Yīng英
yǔ语
。
I really envy his fluent English.
Tóng同
xué学
men们
dōu都
xiàn羡
mù慕
tā她
kǎo考
shàng上
le了
hǎo好
dà大
xué学
。
All the classmates admire her for getting into a good university.
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Tā他
cóng从
bù不
xiàn羡
mù慕
bié别
rén人
de的
cái财
fù富
。
He never envies other people's wealth.
Tā她
guò过
zhe着
lìng令
rén人
xiàn羡
mù慕
de的
yōu悠
xián闲
shēng生
huó活
。
She lives an enviably leisurely life.
Xiǎo小
hái孩
zi子
zǒng总
shì是
xiàn羡
mù慕
dà大
rén人
kě可
yǐ以
zì自
jǐ己
zuò做
jué决
dìng定
。
Children always envy that adults can make their own decisions.