贪婪 貪婪
贪婪 貪婪 tān lán ㄊㄢ ㄌㄢˊ taam1 laam4 HSK 7-9
- avaricious
- greedy
- rapacious
- insatiable
- avid
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More words with these characters
贪 貪
- 贪心 貪心 tān xīn ㄊㄢ ㄒㄧㄣ taam1 sam1 greedy
- 贪污 貪污 tān wū ㄊㄢ ㄨ taam1 wu1 to be corrupt
- 贪玩儿 貪玩兒 tān wán r ㄊㄢ ㄨㄢˊ ㄦ taam1 wun6 ji4 erhua variant of 贪玩
- 反贪 反貪 fǎn tān ㄈㄢˇ ㄊㄢ faan2 taam1 anti-corruption (policy)
- 贪占 貪占 tān zhàn ㄊㄢ ㄓㄢˋ taam1 zim3 to misappropriate
Show 15 more words with 贪 貪
- 贪吃 貪吃 tān chī ㄊㄢ ㄔ taam1 hek3 gluttonous; voracious
- 贪嘴 貪嘴 tān zuǐ ㄊㄢ ㄗㄨㄟˇ taam1 zeoi2 gluttonous
- 贪图 貪圖 tān tú ㄊㄢ ㄊㄨˊ taam1 tou4 to covet
- 贪官 貪官 tān guān ㄊㄢ ㄍㄨㄢ taam1 gun1 corrupt official
- 贪念 貪念 tān niàn ㄊㄢ ㄋㄧㄢˋ taam1 nim6 greed
- 贪欲 貪慾 tān yù ㄊㄢ ㄩˋ taam1 juk6 greed
- 贪恋 貪戀 tān liàn ㄊㄢ ㄌㄧㄢˋ taam1 lyun2 to cling to
- 贪杯 貪杯 tān bēi ㄊㄢ ㄅㄟ taam1 bui1 to drink in excess
- 贪求 貪求 tān qiú ㄊㄢ ㄑㄧㄡˊ taam1 kau4 to pursue greedily
- 贪渎 貪瀆 tān dú ㄊㄢ ㄉㄨˊ taam1 duk6 (of an official) corrupt and negligent of his duty
- 贪玩 貪玩 tān wán ㄊㄢ ㄨㄢˊ taam1 waan4 to only want to have a good time
- 贪腐 貪腐 tān fǔ ㄊㄢ ㄈㄨˇ taam1 fu6 corruption
- 贪色 貪色 tān sè ㄊㄢ ㄙㄜˋ taam1 sik1 greedy for sex
- 贪财 貪財 tān cái ㄊㄢ ㄘㄞˊ taam1 coi4 to be greedy in getting money
- 贪鄙 貪鄙 tān bǐ ㄊㄢ ㄅㄧˇ taam1 pei2 to be avaricious and mean
Idioms with these characters
- 好酒贪杯 好酒貪杯 hào jiǔ tān bēi ㄏㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄢ ㄅㄟ hou2 zau2 taam1 bui1 fond of the bottle (idiom)
- 桀贪骜诈 桀貪驁詐 jié tān ào zhà ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄊㄢ ㄠˋ ㄓㄚˋ git6 taam1 ngou4 zaa3 brutal, greedy, arrogant and deceitful (idiom)
- 贪得无厌 貪得無厭 tān dé wú yàn ㄊㄢ ㄉㄜˊ ㄨˊ ㄧㄢˋ taam1 dak1 mou4 jim3 avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied
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- 贪官污吏 貪官污吏 tān guān wū lì ㄊㄢ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄨ ㄌㄧˋ taam1 gun1 wu1 lei6 grasping officials, corrupt mandarins (idiom); abuse and corruption
- 贪贿无艺 貪賄無藝 tān huì wú yì ㄊㄢ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄨˊ ㄧˋ taam1 kui2 mou4 ngai6 greed for bribes knows no bounds (idiom); unbridled corruption
- 贪婪无厌 貪婪無厭 tān lán wú yàn ㄊㄢ ㄌㄢˊ ㄨˊ ㄧㄢˋ taam1 laam4 mou4 jim3 avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied
- 贪求无厌 貪求無厭 tān qiú wú yàn ㄊㄢ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄨˊ ㄧㄢˋ taam1 kau4 mou4 jim3 insatiably greedy (idiom)
- 贪生怕死 貪生怕死 tān shēng pà sǐ ㄊㄢ ㄕㄥ ㄆㄚˋ ㄙˇ taam1 sang1 paa3 sei2 greedy for life, afraid of death (idiom); craven and cowardly
- 贪天之功 貪天之功 tān tiān zhī gōng ㄊㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄓ ㄍㄨㄥ taam1 tin1 zi1 gung1 to claim credit for other people's achievements (idiom)
- 贪猥无厌 貪猥無厭 tān wěi wú yàn ㄊㄢ ㄨㄟˇ ㄨˊ ㄧㄢˋ taam1 wai2 mou4 jim3 avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied
Example sentences
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我 不 贪婪 貪婪 。
I'm not greedy.
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守财奴 守財奴 积聚 積聚 钱财 錢財 不是 因为 因為 他 谨慎 謹慎 ， 而是 因为 因為 他 贪婪 貪婪 。
A miser hoards money not because he is prudent but because he is greedy.
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