贪

tān

HSK 7 verb / adjective

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Meaning 释义

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

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In real sentences 真实例句

汤姆Tāngmǔ确实quèshí贪tān。

Tom certainly is greedy.

Tatoeba #9480683

人rén拥有yōngyǒu得de愈yù多duō，贪tān念niàn就jiù愈yù大dà。

The more we have, the greater our desire will be.

Tatoeba #375970

这zhè是shì些xiē贪得无厌tāndéwúyàn的de人rén。

These are greedy people.

Tatoeba #6154338

他tā对duì钱财qiáncái很hěn贪婪tānlán。

He is greedy for money.

Tatoeba #1567018

Example sentences: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR

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