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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1贪婪 貪婪 tān lántan1 lan2avaricious; greedy; rapacious; insatiable; avid
2贪污 貪污 tān tan1 wu1to be corrupt; corruption; to embezzle
3 tāntan1to have a voracious desire for; to covet; greedy; corrupt
4贪杯 貪杯 tān bēitan1 bei1to drink in excess
5贪杯好赌 貪杯好賭 tān bēi hào tan1 bei1 hao4 du3to love wine and gambling (idiom)
6贪鄙 貪鄙 tān tan1 bi3to be avaricious and mean
7贪财 貪財 tān cáitan1 cai2to be greedy in getting money
8贪财害命 貪財害命 tān cái hài mìngtan1 cai2 hai4 ming4to kill for money (idiom)
9贪财好贿 貪財好賄 tān cái hào huìtan1 cai2 hao4 hui4to covet wealth and solicit bribes (idiom)
10贪财嗜杀 貪財嗜殺 tān cái shì shātan1 cai2 shi4 sha1greedy and vicious (idiom)
11贪馋 貪饞 tān chántan1 chan2gluttonous; greedy; insatiable; avid
12贪吃 貪吃 tān chītan1 chi1gluttonous; voracious
13贪吃鬼 貪吃鬼 tān chī guǐtan1 chi1 gui3glutton; chowhound
14贪吃懒做 貪吃懶做 tān chī lǎn zuòtan1 chi1 lan3 zuo4a lazy glutton (idiom)
15贪吃者 貪吃者 tān chī zhětan1 chi1 zhe3glutton
16贪大求全 貪大求全 tān qiú quántan1 da4 qiu2 quan2to think grandiosely (idiom)
17贪得无厌 貪得無厭 tān yàntan1 de2 wu2 yan4variant of 贪得无厌 ; avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied
18贪渎 貪瀆 tān tan1 du2(of an official) corrupt and negligent of his duty
19贪多必失 貪多必失 tān duō shītan1 duo1 bi4 shi1Covet all, lose all. (idiom)
20贪多嚼不烂 貪多嚼不爛 tān duō jiáo làntan1 duo1 jiao2 bu4 lan4to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)
21贪多务得 貪多務得 tān duō tan1 duo1 wu4 de2greedy and acquisitive; insatiably covetousness (idiom)
22贪夫殉财 貪夫殉財 tān xùn cáitan1 fu1 xun4 cai2The greedy die in search of wealth. (idiom)
23贪腐 貪腐 tān tan1 fu3corruption
24贪官 貪官 tān guāntan1 guan1corrupt official; grasping functionary; greedy mandarin
25贪官污吏 貪官污吏 tān guān tan1 guan1 wu1 li4grasping officials, corrupt mandarins (idiom); abuse and corruption
26贪花恋酒 貪花戀酒 tān huā liàn jiǔtan1 hua1 lian4 jiu3to womanize and booze up (idiom)
27贪贿枉法 貪賄枉法 tān huì wǎng tan1 hui4 wang3 fa3to take bribes and pervert the laws (idiom)
28贪贿无艺 貪賄無藝 tān huì tan1 hui4 wu2 yi4greed for bribes knows no bounds (idiom); unbridled corruption
29贪爵慕位 貪爵慕位 tān jué wèitan1 jue2 mu4 wei4to be greedy for nobility and admire social position (idiom)
30贪婪成性 貪婪成性 tān lán chéng xìngtan1 lan2 cheng2 xing4Avarice becomes second nature. (idiom)
31贪婪如狼 貪婪如狼 tān lán lángtan1 lan2 ru2 lang2greedy as a wolf (idiom)
32贪婪是万恶之源 貪婪是萬惡之源 tān lán shì wàn è zhī yuántan1 lan2 shi4 wan4 e4 zhi1 yuan2Greed is the root of all evil.
33贪婪无厌 貪婪無厭 tān lán yàntan1 lan2 wu2 yan4avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied
34贪恋 貪戀 tān liàntan1 lian4to cling to; to be reluctant to give up (sth); to have a fondness for (an indulgence etc)
35贪名钓誉 貪名釣譽 tān míng diào tan1 ming2 diao4 yu4greedy for both fame and praise (idiom)
36贪名逐利 貪名逐利 tān míng zhú tan1 ming2 zhu2 li4greedy for fame and personal gain (idiom)
37贪求 貪求 tān qiútan1 qiu2to pursue greedily; to crave
38贪求无厌 貪求無厭 tān qiú yàntan1 qiu2 wu2 yan4insatiably greedy (idiom)
39贪荣慕利 貪榮慕利 tān róng tan1 rong2 mu4 li4to covet glory and wealth (idiom)
40贪色 貪色 tān tan1 se4greedy for sex; given to lust for women
41贪生怕死 貪生怕死 tān shēng tan1 sheng1 pa4 si3greedy for life, afraid of death (idiom); craven and cowardly; clinging abjectly to life; only interested in saving one's neck
42贪食 貪食 tān shítan1 shi2greedy; glutton
43贪饕无厌 貪饕無厭 tān tāo yàntan1 tao1 wu2 yan4to be very greedy (idiom)
44贪天之功 貪天之功 tān tiān zhī gōngtan1 tian1 zhi1 gong1to claim credit for other people's achievements (idiom)
45贪图 貪圖 tān tan1 tu2to covet; to seek (riches, fame)
46贪玩 貪玩 tān wántan1 wan2to only want to have a good time; to just want to have fun, and to shy away from self-discipline
47贪猥无厌 貪猥無厭 tān wěi yàntan1 wei3 wu2 yan4avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied
48贪污成风 貪污成風 tān chéng fēngtan1 wu1 cheng2 feng1Corruption has become a common practice. (idiom)
49贪污盗窃 貪污盜竊 tān dào qiètan1 wu1 dao4 qie4graft and embezzlement (idiom)
50贪污腐败 貪污腐敗 tān bàitan1 wu1 fu3 bai4corruption
51贪汙腐化 貪汙腐化 tān huàtan1 wu1 fu3 hua4corruption and degeneration (idiom)|||; corruption
52贪污坐赃 貪污坐贓 tān zuò zāngtan1 wu1 zuo4 zang1to be guilty of corruption and accepting bribes (idiom)
53贪小失大 貪小失大 tān xiǎo shī tan1 xiao3 shi1 da4penny wise and pound foolish (idiom)
54贪心 貪心 tān xīntan1 xin1greedy
55贪心不足 貪心不足 tān xīn tan1 xin1 bu4 zu2avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied
56贪欲 貪慾 tān tan1 yu4greed; avarice; rapacious; avid
57贪赃枉法 貪贓枉法 tān zāng wǎng tan1 zang1 wang3 fa3corruption and abuse of the law (idiom); to take bribes and bend the law
58贪占 貪占 tān zhàntan1 zhan4to misappropriate
59贪嘴 貪嘴 tān zuǐtan1 zui3gluttonous
60贪嘴丧生 貪嘴喪生 tān zuǐ sàng shēngtan1 zui3 sang4 sheng1gluttonous at the expense of life (idiom)

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