Dictionary/贪

贪 貪

贪 tān

ㄊㄢ
VHSK 7-9TOCFL L5core 10k
1to have a voracious desire for
2to covet
3greedy
4corrupt

Characters

贪

Examples

rén人yōng yǒu拥有de得yù愈duō多，tān贪niàn念jiù就yù愈dà大。
人拥有得愈多，贪念就愈大。
The more we have, the greater our desire will be.
点了这么多甜点还是不满足，真是个贪吃鬼呢。
You ordered so many desserts and still felt unsatisfied. You're such a glutton.
贪得无厌。
Insatiably greedy.

In the story library

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More words starting with 贪

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See also: words & characters pronounced tān