Chinese word dictionary

贪玩

tān wán · to only want to have a good time; to just want to have fun, and to shy away from self-discipline

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Word information

Simplified贪玩

Traditional貪玩

Pinyintān wán

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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贪tān

greedy, covetous; corrupt

玩wán

to play with, to joke, to entertain

How to learn 贪玩

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Words with the same characters

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好玩儿hǎowánr

erhua variant of 好玩[hao3 wan2]

玩wán

to play; to have fun; to trifle with; toy; sth used for amusement; curio or antique (Taiwan pr. [wan4]); to keep sth for entertainment; variant of 玩[wan2]; Taiwan pr. [wan4]

开玩笑kāiwánxiào

to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke

游玩yóuwán

to amuse oneself; to have fun; to go sightseeing; to take a stroll

玩具wánjù

plaything; toy

吃喝玩乐chī-hē-wán-lè

lit. to eat, drink, play and be merry (idiom); fig. to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure