贪婪

tān lán · tan lan

Traditional 貪婪

Meaning

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2 examples

守(shǒu)财(cái)奴(nú)积(jī)聚(jù)钱(qián)财(cái)不(bú)是(shì)因(yīn)为(wèi)他(tā)谨(jǐn)慎(shèn)，而(ér)是(shì)因(yīn)为(wèi)他(tā)贪(tān)婪(lán)。

A miser hoards money not because he is prudent but because he is greedy.

他(tā)贪(tān)婪(lán)地(de)盯(dīng)着(zhe)桌(zhuō)上(shàng)的(de)金(jīn)币(bì)，眼(yǎn)里(lǐ)只(zhǐ)有(yǒu)钱(qián)。

He stared greedily at the gold coins on the table, seeing nothing but money.

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