贪财
tān cái
Pinyin

Definition

贪财
 - 
tān cái
  1. to be greedy in getting money

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

恭喜发财
gōng xǐ fā cái
  1. 1 May you have a prosperous New Year! (New Year's greeting)
发财
fā cái
  1. 1 to get rich
财
cái
  1. 1 money
  2. 2 wealth
  3. 3 riches
  4. 4 property
  5. 5 valuables
财富
cái fù
  1. 1 wealth
  2. 2 riches
财源
cái yuán
  1. 1 financial resources
  2. 2 source of revenue
财神
cái shén
  1. 1 god of wealth
招财
zhāo cái
  1. 1 lit. inviting wealth
  2. 2 We wish you success and riches (cf idiom 招財進寶|招财进宝[zhāo cái jìn bǎo])
理财
lǐ cái
  1. 1 financial management
  2. 2 finance
破财
pò cái
  1. 1 bankrupt
  2. 2 to suffer financial loss
财力
cái lì
  1. 1 financial resources
  2. 2 financial ability
财务
cái wù
  1. 1 financial affairs
财政
cái zhèng
  1. 1 finances (public)
  2. 2 financial
财物
cái wù
  1. 1 property
  2. 2 belongings
财产
cái chǎn
  1. 1 property
  2. 2 assets
  3. 3 estate
  4. 4 CL:筆|笔[bǐ]
财神爷
cái shén yé
  1. 1 god of wealth
  2. 2 very wealthy man
财经
cái jīng
  1. 1 finance and economics
财迷
cái mí
  1. 1 money grubber
  2. 2 miser
贪
tān
  1. 1 to have a voracious desire for
  2. 2 to covet
  3. 3 greedy
  4. 4 corrupt
贪吃
tān chī
  1. 1 gluttonous
  2. 2 voracious
贪图
tān tú
  1. 1 to covet
  2. 2 to seek (riches, fame)

Idioms (20)

人为财死，鸟为食亡
rén wèi cái sǐ , niǎo wèi shí wáng
  1. 1 lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich
仗义疏财
zhàng yì shū cái
  1. 1 to help the needy for justice (idiom); to be loyal to one's friends and generous to the needy
升官发财
shēng guān fā cái
  1. 1 to be promoted and gain wealth (idiom)
和气生财
hé qì shēng cái
  1. 1 (idiom) amiability makes you rich
善财难舍
shàn cái nán shě
  1. 1 to cherish wealth and find it hard to give up (idiom); refusing to contribute to charity
  2. 2 skinflint
  3. 3 miserly
好酒贪杯
hào jiǔ tān bēi
  1. 1 fond of the bottle (idiom)
闷声发大财
mēn shēng fā dà cái
  1. 1 to amass wealth while keeping a low profile (idiom)
爱财如命
ài cái rú mìng
  1. 1 lit. to love money as much as one's own life (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. avaricious
  3. 3 tightfisted
招财
zhāo cái
  1. 1 lit. inviting wealth
  2. 2 We wish you success and riches (cf idiom 招財進寶|招财进宝[zhāo cái jìn bǎo])
招财进宝
zhāo cái jìn bǎo
  1. 1 ushering in wealth and prosperity (idiom and traditional greeting, esp. at New Year); We wish you wealth and success!
桀贪骜诈
jié tān ào zhà
  1. 1 brutal, greedy, arrogant and deceitful (idiom)
民穷财尽
mín qióng cái jìn
  1. 1 the people are impoverished, their means exhausted (idiom); to drive the nation to bankruptcy
生财有道
shēng cái yǒu dào
  1. 1 lit. there are principles behind making money (idiom); fig. to have a knack for good business
  2. 2 knowing how to accumulate wealth
  3. 3 good at feathering one's own nest
疏财仗义
shū cái zhàng yì
  1. 1 distributing money, fighting for virtue (idiom); fig. generous in helping the needy
疏财重义
shū cái zhòng yì
  1. 1 distributing money, supporting virtue (idiom); fig. to give generously in a public cause
破财免灾
pò cái miǎn zāi
  1. 1 a financial loss may prevent disaster (idiom)
谋财害命
móu cái hài mìng
  1. 1 to plot and kill sb for his property (idiom); to murder for money
财源滚滚
cái yuán gǔn gǔn
  1. 1 profits pouring in from all sides (idiom)
  2. 2 raking in money
  3. 3 bonanza
财迷心窍
cái mí xīn qiào
  1. 1 mad about money (idiom)
贪多嚼不烂
tān duō jiáo bù làn
  1. 1 to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)

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