贪财 (tān cái) — to be greedy for money, money-mad
Definition
Greedy for money; describes a person's character or behavior, often with a negative judgment. As a verb, takes 贪…的财 or 贪财.
to be greedy for moneymoney-mad
Examples
- 贪财。Tā hěn tān cái.He is very money-mad.
- ，。Tā tān le yí bèi zi de cái, zuì hòu què yì wú suǒ yǒu.He was greedy for money his whole life, but ended up with nothing.
- 贪财。tān cái De rén wǎng wǎng bú kuài lè.Money-mad people are often unhappy.
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