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CHINESE WORD

tān lán

贪婪

avid

Numbered pinyin
tan1 lan2
English meanings
avaricious, greedy, rapacious, insatiable, avid

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tānlán贪婪chéng成xìng性。

    Ravened by greed.

  2. 02

    tān贪de得wú无yàn厌。

    Insatiably greedy.

  3. 03

    zhīzú知足cháng常lè乐。

    Contentment brings joy.

  4. 04

    dàn淡bó泊míng明zhì志。

    Calm and principled.

  5. 05

    qīng清zhèng正liánjié廉洁。

    Honest and clean.

  6. 06

    xīnānlǐdé心安理得。

    Peace of mind.

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