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贪念

tān niàn

2-character word Traditional 貪念

What 贪念 means

1. greed

The characters in 贪念

• 贪tānto have a voracious desire for; to covet; greedy
• 念niànto read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school)

Example sentences

• 人拥有得愈多，贪念就愈大。
  The more we have, the greater our desire will be.

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