贪得无厌 meaning in English

tāndéwúyàn

avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied

Traditional 貪得無厭29 strokes

Meaning of 贪得无厌

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tāndéwúyàn
  1. avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied

贪得无厌 in example sentences

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贪tān得de无wú厌yàn。
Insatiably greedy.

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贪 tān · to have a voracious desire for · 8 strokes

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得 dé · to obtain · 11 strokes

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无 wú · not to have · 4 strokes

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厌 yàn · to dislike · 6 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 贪得无厌.

觉得juédeto think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)
得到dédàoto get; to obtain; to receive
记得jìdeto remember
懂得dǒngdeto understand; to know; to comprehend
取得qǔdéto acquire; to get; to obtain
得出déchūto obtain (a result); to arrive at (a conclusion)
不得不bùdébùhave no choice or option but to; cannot but
值得zhídéworth the money; to merit; to deserve; to be worth (doing sth)
认得rèndeto recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it
显得xiǎndeto seem; to look
得分défēnto score a point (in a competition, test etc); score; rating; grade
无法wúfǎunable to; incapable of

Questions about 贪得无厌

What does 贪得无厌 mean?

贪得无厌 (tāndéwúyàn) means "avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied".

How do you write 贪得无厌?

贪得无厌 is made of 4 characters: 贪 (8 strokes), 得 (11 strokes), 无 (4 strokes), 厌 (6 strokes). That is 29 strokes in total.

How is 贪得无厌 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 贪得无厌 is written 貪得無厭.