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贪心 (tān xīn): Greedy (adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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贪心 consists of 2 characters.

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

心 • xīn • heart; mind; core • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

xīn心

heart; mind; core

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Pinyintān xīn

Meaninggreedy

Characters2

HSK—

Syntaxadjective

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Example Sentences with 贪心

tā他

tài太

tān贪

xīn心

le了

。

He is too greedy.

tān贪

xīn心

de的

rén人

wǎng往

wǎng往

dé得

bù不

dào到

yīn因

wèi为

tān贪

xīn心

，

tā他

shī失

qù去

le了

suǒ

mǎn

满

zú足

。

Greedy people often cannot be satisfied.

所

yǒu有

de的

péng朋

yǒu友

。

Because of greed, he lost all his friends.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 贪心.

Words with 贪

贪婪tān lánavaricious; greedy; rapacious
贪污tān wūcorruption; embezzle
贪吃tān chīgreedy / gluttonous
贪欲tān yùgreed, avarice
贪玩儿tan1 wánr5Greedy
贪得无厌tān dé wú yàninsatiably greedy

Words with 心

关心guān xīncare about
小心xiǎo xīntake care
心里xīn lichest
担心dān xīnworry
放心

fàng xīn

relax; feel relieved

伤心shāng xīnsad

信心xìn xīnconfidence

内心nèi xīnheart; innermost being