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贪吃

贪吃 (tān chī): Greedy / gluttonous (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

贪吃 consists of 2 characters.

to covet; to be greedy for

Word Info

Pinyintān chī

Meaninggreedy / gluttonous

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word贪吃

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3.

How to Use 贪吃 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 贪吃 with other words naturally.

Idiomwith贪睡

tān贪

chī吃

tān贪

shuì睡

neutral

gluttonous and lazy

Adverb + Adjectivewith非常

fēi非

cháng常

tān贪

chī吃

Adjective + Nounwith鬼

tān贪

chī吃

guǐ鬼

informalSpoken

Verb + Complementwith成性

tān贪

chī吃

chéng成

xìng性

4.

Example Sentences with 贪吃

tā他

hěn很

tān贪

chī吃

，

zǒng总

shì是

chī

neutral

very gluttonous

glutton

formal

Written

habitually gluttonous

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.

tā他

yīn因

wèi为

tān贪

chī吃

，

tǐ体

zhòng重

zài在

duǎn短

duǎn短

jǐ几

gè个

yuè月

nèi内

jí急

jù剧

shàng上

shēng升

。

Because of his gluttony, his weight increased dramatically within just a few months.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

bù不

jué觉

de得

，

zì自

jǐ己

zuì最

jìn近

yǒu有

diǎn点

guò过

yú于

tān贪

chī吃

le了

ma吗

？

Don't you think you've been a bit too greedy with food lately?

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.

wǒ我

bìng并

fēi非

tān贪

chī吃

，

zhǐ只

shì是

ǒu偶

ěr尔

xiǎng想

pǐn品

cháng尝

yí一

xià下

jīng精

zhì致

de的

měi美

shí食

。

I am not gluttonous; I just occasionally want to taste exquisite cuisine.

tān贪

chī吃

yòu又

quē缺

fá乏

yùn运

dòng动

，

zhè这

wú无

yí疑

shì是

tā他

jiàn健

kāng康

wèn问

tí题

de的

gēn根

yuán源

。

Gluttony combined with a lack of exercise is undoubtedly the root cause of his health issues.

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.

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