贪

To have a voracious desire for in Chinese: 贪 (tān)

tān

to have a voracious desire for

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 貪1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to have a voracious desire for
  2. 2to covet
  3. 3greedy
  4. 4corrupt

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贪

Zhuyin

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ㄊㄢ

tān

ㄊ/ tㄢ/ an—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

贪

Simplified

貪

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他太贪了，什么好处都想要。

    tā tài tān le， shén me hǎo chù dōu xiǎng yào。

    He's too greedy; he wants every advantage there is.

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Related words

贪婪

tān lán

avaricious

贪污

tān wū

to be corrupt

贪玩儿

tān wánr

Greedy

摊

tān

to spread out

瘫

tān

paralyzed

瘫痪

tān huàn

paralysis

坛

tán

platform

谈不上

tán bu shàng

to be out of the question

谈到

tán dào

to refer to

谈论

tán lùn

to discuss

谈起

tán qǐ

to mention

痰

tán

phlegm

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