贪 貪 tān ㄊㄢ taam1 HSK 7-9 流利級 · Level 5

  • to have a voracious desire for
  • to covet
  • greedy
  • corrupt

Stroke order

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Draw 贪 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

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Example sentences

  • 贪得无厌 貪得無厭 ( tān dé wú yàn taam1 dak1 mou4 jim3 )。

    Insatiably greedy.

  • 我 ( wǒ ngo5 ) 不 ( bù bat1 ) 贪婪 貪婪 ( tān lán taam1 laam4 )。

    I'm not greedy.

  • 汤姆 湯姆 ( Tāng mǔ tong1 mou5 ) 确实 確實 ( què shí kok3 sat6 ) 贪 貪 ( tān taam1 )。

    Tom certainly is greedy.

  • 人 ( rén jan4 ) 拥有 擁有 ( yōng yǒu jung2 jau5 ) 得 ( de dak1 ) 愈 ( yù jyu6 ) 多 ( duō do1 ), 贪念 貪念 ( tān niàn taam1 nim6 ) 就 ( jiù zau6 ) 愈 ( yù jyu6 ) 大 ( dà daai6 )。

    The more we have, the greater our desire will be.

  • 点 點 ( diǎn dim2 ) 了 ( le liu5 ) 这么 這麼 ( zhè me ze2 mo1 ) 多 ( duō do1 ) 甜点 甜點 ( tián diǎn tim4 dim2 ) 还是 還是 ( hái shi waan4 si6 ) 不满 不滿 ( bù mǎn bat1 mun5 ) 足 ( jù zuk1 ), 真是 ( zhēn shi zan1 si6 ) 个 個 ( gè go3 ) 贪吃鬼 貪吃鬼 ( tān chī guǐ taam1 hek3 gwai2 ) 呢 ( ne ne1 )。

    You ordered so many desserts and still felt unsatisfied. You're such a glutton.

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