羡慕
HSK 4 (exam 2025)Old HSK 4
羡慕 (xiànmù) · to envy
羡慕 (xiànmù) means “to envy; to admire”. It is written with 2 characters: 羡 (to envy) + 慕 (to admire). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 羡慕 is built
The characters
羡 xiàn · to envy
What 羡 is made of
- 羊yáng — sheep
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 次cì — order
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 欠qiàn — to lack
- ⺈ — top shape
- 人rén — person
- 冫bīng — ice
慕 mù · to admire
What 慕 is made of
- 莫mò — cannot
- 艹cǎo — grass
- 旲tái — daylight
- 日rì — sun; day
- 大dà — big
- ⺗ — heart
Example sentences
我很羡慕你会说汉语。Wǒ hěn xiànmù nǐ huì shuō Hànyǔ.I envy you for being able to speak Chinese.
你羡慕他什么？Nǐ xiànmù tā shénme?What do you envy about him?
Questions about 羡慕
What does 羡慕 mean?
羡慕 (xiànmù) means “to envy; to admire”.
How do you pronounce 羡慕?
羡慕 is pronounced xiànmù.
Which HSK level is 羡慕?
羡慕 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and Old HSK 4.
Learn 羡慕 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 4 · Group 47: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.