贪婪 tānlán avaricious
avaricious; greedy; rapacious; insatiable; avid
How to remember 贪婪: 贪 greedy + 婪 to covet = avaricious.
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How it is used
- Greedy/avaricious - insatiable craving - 贪婪的目光 (tānlán de mùguāng) a greedy gaze; 贪婪成性 (tānlán chéngxìng) greed ingrained in one's nature.
- Written/literary and strongly negative, about deep-seated avarice for money, power, etc.
- More severe and abstract than 贪吃 (tānchī, gluttonous); 贪婪 condemns character.