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Meaning of 贪

Pinyin tān

Radical

贝

Strokes

Definition

greedy

Usage

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贪官污吏 tān guān wū lì

grasping officials, corrupt mandarins (idiom); abuse and corruption

贪多嚼不烂 tān duō jiáo bù làn

to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)

贪图 tān tú

to covet / to seek (riches, fame)

贪婪 tān lán

avaricious / greedy / rapacious / insatiable / avid

贪墨 tān mò

Greedy

贪得无厌 tān dé wú yàn

avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied

贪生怕死 tān shēng pà sǐ

greedy for life, afraid of death (idiom); craven and cowardly / clinging abjectly to life / only interested in saving one's neck

贪恋 tān liàn

to cling to / to be reluctant to give up (sth) / to have a fondness for (an indulgence etc)

贪赃枉法 tān zāng wǎng fǎ

corruption and abuse of the law (idiom); to take bribes and bend the law

贪欲 tān yù

greed / avarice / rapacious / avid

贪污 tān wū

to be corrupt / corruption / to embezzle

贪污腐化 tān wū fǔ huà

corruption and degeneration / graft and corruption

贪财 tān cái

to be greedy in getting money

贪官 tān guān

corrupt official / grasping functionary / greedy mandarin

反贪局 fǎn tān jú

anti-corruption bureau

贪心 tān xīn

greedy

贪吃 tān chī

gluttonous / voracious

贪污犯 tān wū fàn

embezzler / offender in corruption / grafter

贪玩 tān wán

to only want to have a good time / to just want to have fun, and to shy away from self-discipline

贪赃 tān zāng

take bribes / accept bribes / practise graft

起早贪黑 qǐ zǎo tān hēi

to be industrious, rising early and going to bed late

贪鄙 tān bǐ

to be avaricious and mean