Hanzi
Traditional
貪
Simplified
贪

to have a voracious desire for/to covet/greedy/corrupt

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 7

Pinyin

tān

Bopomofo

ㄊㄢ

Jyutping

taam1

Example sentences

貪 / 贪 tān
做人不能太貪，否則最後可能一無所有。
做人不能太贪，否则最后可能一无所有。

One shouldn't be too greedy, otherwise they might end up with nothing.

膏血 gāoxuè
貪官汙吏榨取百姓的膏血。
贪官污吏榨取百姓的膏血。

Corrupt officials squeeze the 'fat and blood' of the common people.

貪婪 / 贪婪 tānlán
他那貪婪的眼神暴露了他對財富的渴望。
他那贪婪的眼神暴露了他对财富的渴望。

His greedy eyes exposed his desire for wealth.

謀害 / 谋害 móuhài
那個貪婪的管家企圖謀害主人以奪取遺產。
那个贪婪的管家企图谋害主人以夺取遗产。

That greedy butler attempted to murder the master to seize the inheritance.

貪心 / 贪心 tānxīn
別太貪心，把最後一塊蛋糕留給妹妹。
别太贪心，把最后一块蛋糕留给妹妹。

Do not be too greedy; leave the last piece of cake for your younger sister.

貪圖 / 贪图 tāntú
你不應該貪圖小便宜。
你不应该贪图小便宜。

You shouldn't covet small advantages.

安逸 ānyì
不要貪圖安逸的生活。
不要贪图安逸的生活。

Do not covet an easy life.

貪杯 / 贪杯 tānbēi
他因一時貪杯而誤了大半輩子的前程。
他因一时贪杯而误了大半辈子的前程。

He ruined the prospects of most of his life because of a momentary lapse into excessive drinking.

Example Vocabulary

貪

tan1

greedy; to crave; to embezzle

貪婪

tānlán

greedy; avaricious

貪官

tan1'guan1

貪心

tan1'xin1

greedy; greed; wanting too much

貪吃

tan1'chi1

貪圖

tan1'tu2

to covet; to seek (often with negative connotation); to be greedy for

貪慾

貪戀

tan1'lian4

貪杯

tan1'bei1

to be too fond of the bottle; to drink to excess

反貪

fan3'tan1

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