羡慕

羡慕 xiànmù

Envy (admire)

羡慕 in a sentence HSK 4 繁體羨慕 xianmu

What 羡慕 means

Envy (admire)

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Character by character

羡慕 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

羡

xiàn

Envy (admire)

慕

mù

Admire

How to write 羡慕

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羡慕 in a sentence

我很羡慕他的工作。

Wǒ hěn xiànmù tā de gōngzuò.

I really envy his job.

大家都羡慕她的好成绩。

Dàjiā dōu xiànmù tā de hǎo chéngjì.

Everyone envies her good marks.

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Questions about 羡慕

What does 羡慕 mean in English?

羡慕 is pronounced xiànmù and means Envy (admire).

How do you pronounce 羡慕?

羡慕 is xiànmù in pinyin — written xianmu without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 羡慕?

羡慕 is written with 2 characters: 羡 (xiàn) Envy (admire), 慕 (mù) Admire. Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 羡慕 written in traditional Chinese?

羨慕. The simplified form 羡慕 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 羨慕 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced xiànmù.

Is 羡慕 an HSK word?

Yes — 羡慕 is on the official HSK 4 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 4 page.

Studied around the same time

西红柿 xīhóngshì 吸引 xīyǐn 咸 xián 现金 xiànjīn 相反 xiāngfǎn 相同 xiāngtóng 香 xiāng 详细 xiángxì

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