avaricious; greedy; rapacious (adj.)
HSK 6
Traditional
貪婪
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Examples
他的贪婪导致了公司的破产。 tā de tānlán dǎozhì le gōngsī de pòchǎn - His greed led to the bankruptcy of the company.
贪婪是许多问题的根源。 tānlán shì xǔduō wèntí de gēnyuán - Greed is the root of many problems.
他用贪婪的眼神看着金银财宝。 tā yòng tānlán de yǎnshén kàn zhe jīnyín cáibǎo - He looked at the gold and silver treasures with greedy eyes.
贪婪使人失去理智。 tānlán shǐ rén shīqù lǐzhì - Greed makes people lose their reason.
他的贪婪让他背叛了朋友。 tā de tānlán ràng tā bèipàn le péngyǒu - His greed made him betray his friends.
Characters
贪 tān - covet, crave; embezzle, be corrupt |
婪 lán - (avaricious - not used alone) |