贪小 tānxiǎo greedy for small gains Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 贪 貪 tān adjectivenoun greedy to have an insatiable desire for something; to covet; to hanker after; greedy小 xiǎo adjective small small; tiny; few; minor; in area, volume, quantity, or power, being less than average or less than the object of comparison; opposite of 大 dà