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贪婪 / 貪婪

tān lán

Meaning

  • avaricious · greedy
  • rapacious
  • insatiable
  • avid

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Example sentences

  • 他对钱财很贪婪。

    他對錢財很貪婪。

    tā duì qián cái hěn tān lán。

    He was very greedy for money.

  • 守财奴积聚钱财不是因为他谨慎,而是因为他贪婪。

    守財奴積聚錢財不是因爲他謹慎,而是因爲他貪婪。

    shǒu cái nú jī jù qián cái bú shì yīn wèi tā jǐn shèn, ér shì yīn wèi tā tān lán。

    A miser accumulates wealth not because he is prudent, but because he is greedy.

  • 全球暖化的罪魁祸首是人类。人类的贪婪最终会成为灾难。

    全球暖化的罪魁禍首是人類。人類的貪婪最終會成爲災難。

    quán qiú nuǎn huà de zuì kuí huò shǒu shì rén lèi。 rén lèi de tān lán zuì zhōng huì chéng wéi zāi nàn。

    Humanity is the culprit behind global warming. Human greed will ultimately lead to disaster.

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