羡慕

xiàn mù

HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 4 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

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to be jealous of; to envy

嫉妒 is stronger, often negative 'jealousy', while 羡慕 can be neutral 'admire'.

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to admire

仰慕 means 'admire' or 'look up to', often for someone of higher status.

Used with 让, 令, 叫人: 让人羡慕 (to make one envious/admirable).

Don't use 羡慕 when the jealousy is malicious; use 嫉妒 for negative envy.

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我羡慕他的新手机。

I envy his new phone.

我羡慕他。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 2076343)

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