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

WORDS

贪吃鬼 tān chī guǐ glutton; chowhound
贪多嚼不烂 tān duō jiáo bù làn to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)
贪天之功 tān tiān zhī gōng to claim credit for other people's achievements (idiom)
贪婪是万恶之源 tān lán shì wàn è zhī yuán Greed is the root of all evil.
贪小失大 tān xiǎo shī dà penny wise and pound foolish (idiom)
贪得无餍 tān dé wú yàn variant of 貪得無厭|贪得无厌[tan1 de2 wu2 yan4]
贪心不足 tān xīn bù zú avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied
贪求无厌 tān qiú wú yàn insatiably greedy (idiom)
贪汙腐化 tān wū fǔ huà corruption
贪污腐败 tān wū fǔ bài corruption
贪渎 tān dú (of an official) corrupt and negligent of his duty
贪猥无厌 tān wěi wú yàn avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied
贪玩 tān wán to only want to have a good time; to just want to have fun, and to shy away from self-discipline
贪腐 tān fǔ corruption
贪色 tān sè greedy for sex; given to lust for women
贪贿无艺 tān huì wú yì greed for bribes knows no bounds (idiom); unbridled corruption
贪鄙 tān bǐ to be avaricious and mean
贪食 tān shí greedy; glutton
贪馋 tān chán gluttonous; greedy; insatiable; avid
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