贪求 貪求
贪求 貪求 tān qiú ㄊㄢ ㄑㄧㄡˊ taam1 kau4
- to pursue greedily
- to crave
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贪 貪
- 贪婪 貪婪 tān lán ㄊㄢ ㄌㄢˊ taam1 laam4 avaricious
- 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)
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- 贪占 貪占 tān zhàn ㄊㄢ ㄓㄢˋ taam1 zim3 to misappropriate
- 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
求
- 乞求 qǐ qiú ㄑㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ hat1 kau4 to beg
- 供求 gōng qiú ㄍㄨㄥ ㄑㄧㄡˊ gung1 kau4 supply and demand (economics)
- 力求 lì qiú ㄌㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ lik6 kau4 to make every effort to
- 哀求 āi qiú ㄞ ㄑㄧㄡˊ oi1 kau4 to entreat
- 央求 yāng qiú ㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄡˊ joeng1 kau4 to implore
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- 寻求 尋求 xún qiú ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ cam4 kau4 to seek; to look for
- 强求 強求 qiǎng qiú ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ koeng5 kau4 to insist on; to demand; to impose
- 征求 徵求 zhēng qiú ㄓㄥ ㄑㄧㄡˊ zing1 kau4 to solicit
- 恳求 懇求 kěn qiú ㄎㄣˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ han2 kau4 to beg
- 探求 tàn qiú ㄊㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ taam3 kau4 to seek
- 求助 qiú zhù ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄓㄨˋ kau4 zo6 to request help
- 求婚 qiú hūn ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄏㄨㄣ kau4 fan1 to propose marriage
- 求学 求學 qiú xué ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ kau4 hok6 to pursue one's studies; to attend school
- 求救 qiú jiù ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ kau4 gau3 to seek help (when in distress or having difficulties)
- 求职 求職 qiú zhí ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄓˊ kau4 zik1 to seek employment
- 求证 求證 qiú zhèng ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄓㄥˋ kau4 zing3 to seek proof
- 求医 求醫 qiú yī ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄧ kau4 ji1 to seek medical treatment
- 要求 yāo qiú ㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄡˊ jiu1 kau4 to request
- 请求 請求 qǐng qiú ㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ cing2 kau4 to request; to ask
- 谋求 謀求 móu qiú ㄇㄡˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ mau4 kau4 to seek; to strive for
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
- 不求甚解 bù qiú shèn jiě ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ bat1 kau4 sam6 gaai2 lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom); only looking for an overview
- 不忮不求 bù zhì bù qiú ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ (idiom) to be free of jealousy or greed
- 吹毛求疵 chuī máo qiú cī ㄔㄨㄟ ㄇㄠˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄘ ceoi1 mou4 kau4 ci1 lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious
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- 精益求精 jīng yì qiú jīng ㄐㄧㄥ ㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄥ zing1 jik1 kau4 zing1 (idiom) to constantly seek to improve; to keep perfecting
- 急于求成 急於求成 jí yú qiú chéng ㄐㄧˊ ㄩˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄔㄥˊ gap1 jyu1 kau4 sing4 anxious for quick results (idiom); to demand instant success
- 刻舟求剑 刻舟求劍 kè zhōu qiú jiàn ㄎㄜˋ ㄓㄡ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ hak1 zau1 kau4 gim3 lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
- 梦寐以求 夢寐以求 mèng mèi yǐ qiú ㄇㄥˋ ㄇㄟˋ ㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ mung6 mei6 ji5 kau4 lit. to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom)
- 求好心切 qiú hǎo xīn qiè ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄏㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄑㄧㄝˋ kau4 hou2 sam1 cit3 to demand the highest standards of sb (or oneself) (idiom)
- 求情告饶 求情告饒 qiú qíng gào ráo ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄠˋ ㄖㄠˊ kau4 cing4 gou3 jiu4 to beg for forgiveness (idiom)
- 求全责备 求全責備 qiú quán zé bèi ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄗㄜˊ ㄅㄟˋ kau4 cyun4 zaak3 bei6 to demand perfection (idiom)