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

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.