HSK 7–9 · verb · adjective
贪
to be greedy; to covet; greedy
他太贪了，什么都想要。
Tā tài tānle， shénme dōu xiǎng yào。
He is too greedy and wants everything.
这只小猫很贪吃，总跟着我。
Zhè zhī xiǎo māo hěn tānchī， zǒng gēnzhe wǒ。
This little cat is very fond of eating and always follows me.
贪婪的人很难得到满足。
Tānlán de rén hěn nán dédào mǎnzú。
Greedy people are hard to satisfy.
他因为贪污被公司开除了。
Tā yīnwèi tānwū bèi gōngsī kāichúle。
He was fired by the company for embezzlement.