Verbto envy

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 羡慕.
羡 stroke order svg
慕 stroke order svg

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How to Use 羡慕 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 羡慕 with other words naturally.
Adverb + Verbwith
hěn
xiàn
neutral
very envious
Verb + Complementwith
ràng
rén
xiàn
neutral
make people envious
Adjective + Nounwith眼神
xiàn
de
yǎn
shén
neutral
envious look
Verb + Objectwith别人
xiàn
bié
rén
neutral
envy others

Example Sentences with 羡慕

xiàn
yǒu
xīn
wán
I envy him for having a new toy.
zhēn
de
hěn
xiàn
néng
liú
shuō
sān
zhǒng
yán
I really envy your ability to speak three languages fluently.
cóng
xiàn
rén
de
cái
zhī
zhuī
qiú
nèi
xīn
de
píng
jìng
He never envies others' wealth, only pursuing inner peace.
xiàn
péng
yǒu
néng
xíng
She envies her friend for being able to travel.
nán
dào
xiàn
men
néng
yóu
ān
pái
gōng
zuò
shí
jiān
ma
Don't you envy them for being able to freely arrange their work hours?
bìng
xiàn
zhǒng
kàn
guāng
xiān
què
chōng
mǎn
de
shēng
huó
I don't actually envy that kind of seemingly glamorous but stressful life.
kàn
dào
bié
rén
chéng
gōng
shí
cháng
cháng
gǎn
dào
xiàn
He often feels envious when he sees others succeed.
suī
rán
xiàn
de
chéng
jiù
dàn
gèng
xīn
shǎng
wèi
chū
de
Although I envy his achievements, I admire the effort he put in even more.