贪婪

贪婪 tānlán in a sentence

Covetousness (greediness)

Full dictionary entry HSK 6 2 sentences

贪婪 (tānlán) means Covetousness (greediness). Below are 2 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

贪婪 往往让人失去理智。

Tānlán wǎngwǎng ràng rén shīqù lǐzhì.

Greed often makes people lose their reason.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 贪婪

他 贪婪 地读着每一本能找到的书。

Tā tānlán de dúzhe měi yì běn néng zhǎodào de shū.

He devoured every book he could find.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 贪婪

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How is 贪婪 used in a sentence?

This page shows 2 sentences using 贪婪 (tānlán, "Covetousness (greediness)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

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Is 贪婪 an HSK word?

Yes — 贪婪 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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