贪

The character "贪" has 8 strokes. "贪" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "贪" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "贪" are "tān" . View the stroke order of "贪">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "贪"

v.: seek; hanker after/for; itch after/for; covet (after/for); embezzle; practise graft; be corrupt; have an insatiable desire (for sth)

• seek : v.寻找；寻求；追求；找到；找出；请求；去；前往
• embezzle : v.盗用；挪用；侵吞

Form words with "贪"

贪安逸 seek ease and comfort

贪横财 lust after a financial windfall

Example phrases using "贪"

• 所有的神甫全一样, 又贪又吝.

  These priests are all thus, greedy and avaricious.

• 怀特先生毫无忌惮地贪求名利.

  Mr. White have uncontrollable greed for fame and wealth.

• 勿贪意外之财，勿饮过量之酒。

  Do not be greedy for windfalls and overdrink yourself either.

• 切勿贪意外之财，知足者人心常乐。

  Do not greed windfall, one who is happy heart.

• 过多使袋破——凡事不可贪也。

  Too many breaks the bag.

• 不义之财不可贪;贪来之财也走失.

  Do not seek dishonest gains, dishonest gains are losses.

• “贪”不但带来痛苦,也使人堕落.

  Greed not only brings miseryit may also bring ruin.

• 不要吃恶眼人的饭。也不要贪他的美味。

  Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats

• ⊙、手莫长，心莫贪，尽职尽责做好官。

  Mo hand long, heart Mo greedy, dutifully doing officer.

• 我将跳过了我对贪方便道德正常长篇大论。

  I'll skip my normal tirade about ethics for the sake of expediency.