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贪婪

贪婪 tānlán

贪婪 tānlán Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 5 English Translations of the word 贪婪 tānlán .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
tānlán | tan1 lan2
English translation
avaricious
greedy
rapacious
insatiable
avid

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Traditional form

貪婪

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 贪婪 tānlán

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tān

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Bèi represents the meaning and jīn represents the sound. Simplified form of tān .

Phonetic compound

jīn

Semantic compound

Bèi

Positional decomposition

今贝

Number of Strokes

8
lán

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and Lín represents the sound. Simplified form of lín .

Phonetic compound

Lín

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

林女

Number of Strokes

11

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Example sentences using 贪婪 tānlán

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那个 nà ge 饿 è Hàn 贪婪 tānlán de 食物 shíwù 投入 tóurù 口中.

The hungry man greedily shovelled the food into his mouth.

xiàng zhū 一样 yīyàng 贪婪 tānlán .

He is greedy like a hog.

他们 tā men 贪婪 tānlán 地闻 zhāo jiān de 香味 xiāng wèi .

They snuffed the smell of the fried - fish shops.

Sān wèi xìng 马默布尔 de 先生 Xiānsheng 伸长 shēn cháng 脖子 bózi ,贪婪 tānlán de yǐn zhāo .

The three Mr. Mumbles bent forward and listened eagerly.

tái tóu lái , 一对 yī duì 贪婪 tānlán de 眼光 yǎnguāng 露出 lù chū 馋涎欲滴 chán xián yù dī de 神情 shén qíng .

He raised his head, with a look of unrestrained greed in his covetous eyes.

贪婪 tānlán Decomposition

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贪婪 tānlán Compounds

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