贪

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Strokes

Definition

to have a voracious desire for/to covet/greedy/corrupt

As a Verb

seek; hanker after/for; itch after/for; covet (after/for)

Tān

贪

xiǎo

小

lì

利

covet small advantages; hanker after petty gains

Tān

贪

dà

大

qiúyáng

求洋

crave for things big and foreign; go after what is big and foreign

Tān

贪

ānyì

安逸

seek ease and comfort

As a Verb

embezzle; practise graft; be corrupt

Chànglián

倡廉

sùtān

肃贪

promote honest and clean government and eliminate corruption

As a Verb

have an insatiable desire (for sth)

Tān

贪

nǚsè

女色

be fond of women; be a womanizer