贪婪

貪婪

tānlán

adjective HSK 7-9 #5,285

Meanings

1 greedy
2 avaricious
3 insatiable

Characters

greedy; corrupt

greedy; covetous

Examples

HSK 6

他用贪婪的眼光看着那些珠宝。

Tā yòng tānlán de yǎnguāng kàn zhe nàxiē zhūbǎo.

He looked at those jewels with greedy eyes.

HSK 7-9

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