贪婪 meaning in English

tānlán

avaricious; greedy

HSK 7-9adjectiveTraditional 貪婪19 strokes

Meaning of 贪婪

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tānlán

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

守shǒu财cái奴nú积jī聚jù钱qián财cái不bú是shì因yīn为wèi他tā谨jǐn慎shèn，而ér是shì因yīn为wèi他tā贪tān婪lán。

A miser hoards money not because he is prudent but because he is greedy.

我wǒ不bù贪tān婪lán。

I'm not greedy.

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Words that share a character with 贪婪.

贪污	tānwū	to be corrupt; corruption
贪玩儿	tānwánr	erhua variant of 貪玩\|贪玩[tan1 wan2]
贪心	tānxīn	greedy
贪得无厌	tāndéwúyàn	avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied
贪欲	tānyù	greed; avarice

What does 贪婪 mean?

贪婪 (tānlán) means "avaricious; greedy" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 贪婪?

贪婪 is made of 2 characters: 贪 (8 strokes), 婪 (11 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.

Is 贪婪 an HSK word?

Yes. 贪婪 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 贪婪 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 贪婪 is written 貪婪.