贪心 (貪心)
tān xīn
Pinyin

Definition

贪心 (貪心)
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tān xīn
  1. greedy

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

内心
nèi xīn
  1. 1 heart
  2. 2 innermost being
  3. 3 (math.) incenter
小心
xiǎo xīn
  1. 1 to be careful
  2. 2 to take care
心
xīn
  1. 1 heart
  2. 2 mind
  3. 3 intention
  4. 4 center
  5. 5 core
  6. 6 classifier: 颗 kē
  7. 7 classifier: 个 gè
心得
xīn dé
  1. 1 what one has learned (through experience, reading etc)
  2. 2 knowledge
  3. 3 insight
  4. 4 understanding
  5. 5 tips
  6. 6 classifier: 项 xiàng
  7. 7 classifier: 个 gè
心情
xīn qíng
  1. 1 mood
  2. 2 frame of mind
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè

Idioms (20)

一心一德
yī xīn yī dé
  1. 1 of one heart and one mind (idiom)
一心二用
yī xīn èr yòng
  1. 1 to do two things at once (idiom)
  2. 2 to multitask
  3. 3 to divide one's attention
一门心思
yī mén xīn si
  1. 1 to set one's heart on sth (idiom)
三心二意
sān xīn èr yì
  1. 1 in two minds about sth (idiom)
  2. 2 half-hearted
  3. 3 shilly-shallying
不到黄河心不死
bù dào Huáng Hé xīn bù sǐ
  1. 1 lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal
  3. 3 to keep going while some hope is left

Sample Sentences

你们男人都好贪心。
nǐmen nánrén dōu hǎo tānxīn 。
You men are so greedy.
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不要太贪心，要知足。
bùyào tài tānxīn ，yào zhīzú 。
Don’t be too greedy. Be satisfied with what we have.
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你发现你赚到钱的时候，就差不多停了，不要太贪心。所以我们常说投资这件事就是“一鸟在手，胜于百鸟在林。”
nǐ fāxiàn nǐ zhuàn dào qián de shíhou ，jiù chàbuduō tíng le ，bùyào tài tānxīn 。suǒyǐ wǒmen cháng shuō tóuzī zhè jiàn shì jiùshì “yìniǎozàishǒushèngyúbǎiniǎozàilín ”
When you realize you’re making a profit, it’s time to stop. Don’t be too greedy. Therefore, we often say investing is just like “A bird in hand is worth two in the bush. ”
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在投资的时候，千万别贪心，要不然连房子都没了。
zài tóuzī de shíhou ，qiānwàn bié tānxīn ，yàobùrán lián fángzi dōu méi le 。
Don’t be greedy when it comes to investment, or you would even lose the house.
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很贪心
hěn tānxīn
Very greedy.
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