tān

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Definitions

  1. 1. to have a voracious desire for
  2. 2. to covet
  3. 3. greedy
  4. 4. corrupt

Words Containing 贪

贪婪
tān lán

avaricious

贪污
tān wū

to be corrupt

反贪
fǎn tān

anti-corruption (policy)

反贪污
fǎn tān wū

anticorruption

反贪腐
fǎn tān fǔ

anti-corruption

好酒贪杯
hào jiǔ tān bēi

fond of the bottle (idiom)

桀贪骜诈
jié tān ào zhà

brutal, greedy, arrogant and deceitful (idiom)

贪占
tān zhàn

to misappropriate

贪吃
tān chī

gluttonous; voracious

贪吃者
tān chī zhě

glutton

贪吃鬼
tān chī guǐ

glutton

贪嘴
tān zuǐ

gluttonous

贪图
tān tú

to covet

贪多嚼不烂
tān duō jiáo bù làn

to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)

贪天之功
tān tiān zhī gōng

to claim credit for other people's achievements (idiom)

贪婪是万恶之源
tān lán shì wàn è zhī yuán

Greed is the root of all evil.

贪婪无厌
tān lán wú yàn

avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied

贪官
tān guān

corrupt official

贪官污吏
tān guān wū lì

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

贪小失大
tān xiǎo shī dà

penny wise and pound foolish (idiom)

贪得无厌
tān dé wú yàn

avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied

贪心
tān xīn

greedy

贪心不足
tān xīn bù zú

avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied

贪欲
tān yù

greed

贪恋
tān liàn

to cling to

贪杯
tān bēi

to drink in excess

贪求
tān qiú

to pursue greedily

贪求无厌
tān qiú wú yàn

insatiably greedy (idiom)

贪汙腐化
tān wū fǔ huà

corruption

贪污腐败
tān wū fǔ bài

corruption

贪渎
tān dú

(of an official) corrupt and negligent of his duty

贪猥无厌
tān wěi wú yàn

avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied

贪玩
tān wán

to only want to have a good time

贪生怕死
tān shēng pà sǐ

greedy for life, afraid of death (idiom); craven and cowardly

贪腐
tān fǔ

corruption

贪色
tān sè

greedy for sex

贪财
tān cái

to be greedy in getting money

贪贿无艺
tān huì wú yì

greed for bribes knows no bounds (idiom); unbridled corruption

贪赃枉法
tān zāng wǎng fǎ

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

贪鄙
tān bǐ

to be avaricious and mean

贪食
tān shí

gluttonous; greedy

贪馋
tān chán

gluttonous

起早贪黑
qǐ zǎo tān hēi

to be industrious, rising early and going to bed late