贪 tān

be greedy, covet; covetous

HSK 6 #1874

DEFINITIONS

  • be greedy, covet
  • covetous
  • to have a voracious desire for
  • to covet
  • greedy
  • corrupt

STROKES

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WORDS

贪婪 tān lán
HSK 6
avaricious; greedy; rapacious; insatiable; avid
贪污 tān wū
HSK 6
to be corrupt; corruption; to embezzle
贪心 tān xīn greedy
贪得无厌 tān dé wú yàn avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied
贪吃 tān chī gluttonous; voracious
贪欲 tān yù greed; avarice; rapacious; avid
贪图 tān tú to covet; to seek (riches, fame)
贪恋 tān liàn to cling to; to be reluctant to give up (sth); to have a fondness for (an indulgence etc)
贪财 tān cái to be greedy in getting money
贪生怕死 tān shēng pà sǐ greedy for life, afraid of death (idiom); craven and cowardly; clinging abjectly to life; only interested in saving one's neck
贪官 tān guān corrupt official; grasping functionary; greedy mandarin
贪赃枉法 tān zāng wǎng fǎ corruption and abuse of the law (idiom); to take bribes and bend the law
贪杯 tān bēi to drink in excess
起早贪黑 qǐ zǎo tān hēi to be industrious, rising early and going to bed late
贪官污吏 tān guān wū lì grasping officials, corrupt mandarins (idiom); abuse and corruption
贪求 tān qiú to pursue greedily; to crave
反贪 fǎn tān anti-corruption (policy)
贪嘴 tān zuǐ gluttonous
贪婪无厌 tān lán wú yàn avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied
反贪污 fǎn tān wū anticorruption
反贪腐 fǎn tān fǔ anti-corruption
好酒贪杯 hào jiǔ tān bēi fond of the bottle (idiom)
桀贪骜诈 jié tān ào zhà brutal, greedy, arrogant and deceitful (idiom)
贪占 tān zhàn to misappropriate
贪吃者 tān chī zhě glutton
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