贪 (tān) is a Chinese word meaning “to have a voracious desire for; to covet; greedy”.
Meanings
- 1to have a voracious desire for
- 2to covet
- 3greedy
- 4corrupt
- Part of speech
- verb
Related words
贪婪avaricious贪心greedy贪污to be corrupt贪得无厌avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied贪吃gluttonous; voracious贪欲greed贪图to covet贪财to be greedy in getting money贪恋to cling to贪生怕死greedy for life, afraid of death (idiom); craven and cowardly贪赃枉法corruption and abuse of the law (idiom); to take bribes and bend the law贪官corrupt official