to covet; to be greedy for
Animated Stroke Order 贪
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HSK Vocabulary: 贪
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 贪 is used in context
1
tā他
yīn因
tān贪
wū污
gōng公
kuǎn款
bèi被
pàn判
xíng刑
。
He was sentenced for embezzling public funds
2
tān贪
lán婪
de的
rén人
yǒng永
yuǎn远
dé得
bú不
dào到
mǎn满
zú足
。
Greedy people are never satisfied
3
tān贪
xīn心
bù不
zú足
shé蛇
tūn吞
xiàng象
。
Greed knows no bounds
4
tā他
hěn很
tān贪
lán婪
，
xiǎng想
yào要
hěn很
duō多
qián钱
。
He is greedy and wants a lot of money.
5
tān贪
lán婪
de的
rén人
zǒng总
shì是
bù不
mǎn满
zú足
yú于
yǐ已
yǒu有
de的
dōng东
xī西
。
Greedy people are never satisfied with what they have.
6
tān贪
lán婪
de的
yù欲
wàng望
ràng让
tā他
shī失
qù去
le了
péng朋
yǒu友
hé和
jiā家
rén人
de的
xìn信
rèn任
。
His greedy desires caused him to lose the trust of friends and family.
7
tā他
tān贪
wū污
le了
gōng公
sī司
de的
qián钱
。
He embezzled the company's money.
8
nà那
ge个
guān官
yuán员
yīn因
wèi为
tān贪
wū污
gōng公
kuǎn款
bèi被
kāi开
chú除
le了
。
That official was fired for embezzling public funds.
9
zhèng政
fǔ府
yán严
lì厉
dǎ打
jī击
tān贪
wū污
fǔ腐
bài败
xíng行
wéi为
，
yǐ以
wéi维
hù护
shè社
huì会
gōng公
píng平
。
The government is cracking down on corruption to uphold social justice.
10
tā他
hěn很
tān贪
chī吃
，
zǒng总
shì是
chī吃
hěn很
duō多
líng零
shí食
。
He is very greedy for food and always eats a lot of snacks.
Information
Traditional貪
Radical贝
Strokes8
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#2899
Zhuyinㄊㄢ
Components—
UnicodeU+8D2A
CangjieOINO
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Cultural note
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