Meaning
greedy
Chinese: 贪心、贪图。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “tan” becomes a different word in each tone. 贪 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 贪婪tān lánavaricious; greedy; rapacious; insatiable
- 贪污tān wūto be corrupt; corruption; to embezzle
- 贪玩儿tān wán rcolloquial (-r) form of 贪玩
- 贪心tān xīngreedy
- 反贪fǎn tānanti-corruption (policy)
Example Sentence
我们不能贪图眼前的小便宜。Wǒ men bù néng tān tú yǎn qián de xiǎo pián yi.We should not be greedy for small immediate gains.
我们Wǒ menwe不能bù néngcannot贪图tān túto covet眼前yǎn qiánbefore one's eyes的deof小便宜xiǎo pián yipetty advantage。