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Radical:
Structure:Above to below
Strokes:
8
Traditional:
貪
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Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.have an insatiable desire for; be greedy for; covet; one-sided pursuit of; greedy; avaricious
你可真贪。
You are indeed greedy.
不要贪快。
Don't strive for speed.
他只是贪名。
He only covets the fame.
- 2
v.embezzle; practise graft; be corrupt; hanker after/for
贪官污吏
corrupt officials
他贪了很多钱。
He embezzled a lot of money.
政府正在倡廉肃贪。
The government is advocating clean government and cracking down on corruption.
Words and phrases with 贪
- 贪小[word]covet small advantages
- 贪心[word]avarice; greedy
- 贪求无厌[word]greedy without stop
- 贪生[word]grudge one's life
- 贪色[word]be fond of women
- 贪官[word]corrupt official
- 贪食症[word]acoria
- 贪吃[word]gluttonous
- 贪嘴[word]be greedy
- 贪大求洋[idiom]concentrate on grandiose projects and advanced technologies without considering actual conditions
- 贪得无厌[idiom]flay a flint
- 贪生怕死[idiom]cravenly cling to life instead of braving death
- 贪图安逸[idiom]seek ease and comfort
- 贪污受贿[idiom]embezzle money and engage in corrupt practices
- 贪心不足[idiom]be insatiably avaricious/greedy
- 贪赃枉法[idiom]take bribes and bend the law
- 贪大求全[idiom]initiate grandiose projects
- 贪官污吏[idiom]corrupt and evil officials