贪婪

貪婪

tānlán

adjective HSK 7-9 #5,285

Meanings

1 greedy
2 avaricious
3 insatiable

Characters

greedy; corrupt

greedy; covetous

Examples

他用贪婪的眼光看着那些珠宝。

Tāyòng tānlán de yǎnguāng kàn zhe nàxiē zhūbǎo.

He looked at those jewels with greedy eyes.

贪婪是人性的弱点之一。

Tānlán shì rénxìng de ruòdiǎn zhīyī.

Greed is one of humanity's weaknesses.

Tips

memory

贝 (shell/money) appears in 贪 — think of someone grabbing shells (currency) with 今 (now) — wanting money right now = greedy.

Stroke Order

贪 tān

婪 lán