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贪吃 (tān chī): Greedy / gluttonous (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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贪 • tān • to covet; to be greedy for • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
tān
贪
to covet; to be greedy for
吃 • chī • to eat • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
chī
吃
to eat
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 贪吃.
Words with
贪
贪婪
tān lán
avaricious; greedy; rapacious
贪污
tān wū
corruption; embezzle
贪心
tān xīn
greedy
贪欲
tān yù
greed, avarice
贪玩儿
tan1 wánr5
Greedy
贪得无厌
tān dé wú yàn
insatiably greedy
贪蛇忘尾
tān shé wàng wěi
Focusing only on immediate gains while ignoring potential consequences or dangers.
Words with
吃
好吃
hǎo chī
delicious
吃惊
chī jīng
to be startled
小吃
xiǎo chī
snack
吃亏
chī kuī
to suffer losses; come to grief; take a beating
吃力
chī lì
strenuous; laborious
吃苦
chī kǔ
bear hardships
大吃一惊
dà chī yī jīng
to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled
口吃
kǒu chī
Stammer / stutter
4.
How to Use 贪吃 in Sentences
Idiom
with
贪睡
tān
贪
chī
吃
tān
贪
shuì
睡
neutral
gluttonous and lazy
Adverb + Adjective
with
非常
fēi
非
cháng
常
tān
贪
chī
吃
Adjective + Noun
with
鬼
tān
贪
chī
吃
guǐ
鬼
informal
Spoken
Verb + Complement
with
成性
tān
贪
chī
吃
chéng
成
xìng
性
5.
Example Sentences with 贪吃
tā
他
hěn
很
tān
贪
chī
吃
，
zǒng
总
shì
neutral
very gluttonous
glutton
formal
Written
habitually gluttonous
是
chī
吃
hěn
很
duō
多
líng
零
shí
食
。
He is very greedy for food and always eats a lot of snacks.
Nà
那
zhī
只
tān
贪
chī
吃
de
的
xiǎo
小
māo
猫
zǒng
总
shì
是
tōu
偷
chī
吃
zhuō
桌
zi
子
shàng
上
de
的
yú
鱼
。
That gluttonous little cat always steals the fish from the table.
zhè
这
zhǐ
只
xiǎo
小
gǒu
狗
hěn
很
tān
贪
chī
吃
，
yī
一
kàn
看
dào
到
shí
食
wù
物
jiù
就
chōng
冲
guò
过
lái
来
。
This little dog is very greedy for food and rushes over as soon as it sees food.
tān
贪
chī
吃
bù
不
jǐn
仅
yǐng
影
xiǎng
响
jiàn
健
kāng
康
，
hái
还
kě
可
néng
能
dǎo
导
zhì
致
féi
肥
pàng
胖
wèn
问
tí
题
。
Being greedy for food not only affects health but may also lead to obesity problems.
bié
别
nà
那
me
么
tān
贪
chī
吃
，
liú
留
diǎn
点
dàn
蛋
gāo
糕
gěi
给
wǎn
晚
dào
到
de
的
péng
朋
yǒu
友
men
们
ba
吧
。
Don't be so greedy; save some cake for the friends who arrive late.
