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贪婪 (tān lán): Avaricious (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

贪婪 consists of 2 characters.

贪
tān
to covet; to be greedy for
婪
lán
greedy, avaricious

Word Info

Pinyintān lán
Meaningavaricious; greedy; rapacious
Characters2
HSK 2.0Level 6
HSK 3.0Level 7-9
SyntaxAdjective
Word贪婪
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3.

How to Use 贪婪 in Sentences

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

Verb + Complementwith变得
biàn变
de得
tān贪
lán婪
neutral
become greedy
Adverb + Adjectivewith非常
fēi非
cháng常
tān贪
lán婪
Adjective + Nounwith人
tān贪
lán婪
de的
rén人
Idiomwith成性
tān贪
lán婪
chéng成
xìng性
Adverb + Verbwith索取
tān贪
lán婪
de地
suǒ索
qǔ取
4.

Example Sentences with 贪婪

tā他
hěn很
tān贪
lán婪
，
xiǎng想
yào要
hěn
neutral
extremely greedy
neutral
greedy person
formal
habitually greedy
formal
Written
take greedily
很
duō多
qián钱
。
He is greedy and wants a lot of money.
tā他
tān贪
lán婪
dì地
jí汲
qǔ取
zhe着
zhī知
shi识
，
fǎng仿
fú佛
yǒng永
yuǎn远
wú无
fǎ法
mǎn满
zú足
。
He greedily absorbs knowledge, as if he can never be satisfied.
zhè这
zhǒng种
duì对
quán权
lì力
de的
tān贪
lán婪
zhuī追
qiú求
，
zuì最
zhōng终
dǎo导
zhì致
le了
zǔ组
zhī织
de的
bēng崩
kuì溃
。
This greedy pursuit of power ultimately led to the collapse of the organization.
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.
nán难
dào道
nǐ你
bú不
rèn认
wéi为
zhè这
zhǒng种
wú无
xiū休
zhǐ止
de的
tān贪
lán婪
huì会
huǐ毁
diào掉
yí一
qiè切
ma吗
？
Don't you think this endless greed will destroy everything?
tā他
bìng并
fēi非
tān贪
lán婪
zhī之
rén人
，
fǎn反
ér而
duì对
wù物
zhì质
xiǎng享
shòu受
xiāng相
dāng当
dàn淡
bó泊
。
He is not a greedy person; on the contrary, he is quite indifferent to material pleasures.
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.
jǐn尽
guǎn管
tā他
biǎo表
miàn面
shàng上
qiǎn谴
zé责
tān贪
lán婪
，
dàn但
sī私
xià下
lǐ里
què却
biǎo表
xiàn现
dé得
jí极
wéi为
tān贪
lán婪
。
Although he publicly condemns greed, he behaves extremely greedily in private.

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 贪婪.

  • 本身běn shēnin itself/oneself
  • 财富cái fùwealth; fortune; riches
  • 案例àn lìcase; example of
  • 便于biàn yúeasy to; convenient for
  • 包袱bāo fucloth wrappers
  • 裁判cái pànjudge; referee
  • 伴侣bàn lǚcompanion; mate; partner
  • 保守bǎo shǒuconservative
  • 拜托bài tuōrequest somebody to do something; entrust
  • 暴力bào lìviolence; force
  • 便条biàn tiáonote
  • 辩证biàn zhènginvestigate; dialectical
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