贪吃 tānchī gluttonous
gluttonous; voracious
How to remember 贪吃: 贪 greedy + 吃 eat = gluttonous.
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How it is used
- Gluttonous / loving to eat - 这孩子很贪吃 (zhè háizi hěn tānchī) this kid is greedy for food.
- Colloquial and often light-hearted or self-deprecating, not seriously negative.
- 贪 (greedy) + 吃 (eat); parallel formations include 贪玩 (tānwán, overfond of play) and 贪睡 (oversleeping).