打 dǎ
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 丁 nail
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
打赌
dǎdǔ
to bet; to make a wager
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 我敢打赌，这项政策如果缺乏配套措施，很快就会流于形式。 Wǒ gǎn dǎdǔ, zhè xiàng zhèngcè rúguǒ quēfá pèitào cuòshī, hěn kuài jiù huì liúyú xíngshì. I would bet that if this policy lacks supporting measures, it will soon become a mere formality.
- 我和同桌打赌，谁输了谁请吃饭。 Wǒ hé tóngzhuō dǎdǔ, shéi shū le shéi qǐng chī fàn. My deskmate and I made a bet: whoever loses treats the other to a meal.
- 他打赌自己能一口气游完这个泳池三个来回。 Tā dǎdǔ zìjǐ néng yì kǒu qì yóu wán zhège yǒngchí sān ge láihuí. He bet that he could swim three laps of this pool in one go.
Related words
- 打 dǎ to hit; to play (a ball game); to make (a call)
- 打车 dǎchē to take a taxi
- 打电话 dǎdiànhuà to make a phone call
- 打开 dǎkāi to open, to turn on
- 打球 dǎqiú to play ball
- 打工 dǎgōng to work a temporary job
- 打算 dǎsuàn to plan; plan
- 打印 dǎyìn to print
- 打破 dǎpò to break
- 打听 dǎting to ask around; to find out
- 打 dá a dozen (measure word)
- 打败 dǎbài to defeat