貪婪是萬惡之源 tān lán shì wàn è zhī yuán

Greed is the root of all evil.

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. Greed is the root of all evil.

Characters

Character Meaning
貪 tān
greedy; to covet; to have a voracious desire for
婪 lán HSK 6
avaricious; old variant of 婪lán
是 shì HSK 1
to be; is; are
萬 wàn
ten thousand; a great number; surname Wan
惡 è
evil; vicious; fierce
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
源 yuán HSK 5
origin; source; root