赌博
dǔbó
gambling; to gamble
Characters in this word
博 bó
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 十 — ten, tenth
- Made of
- 十 ten, tenth 尃 to announce, to state
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 地下赌博活动表面隐蔽，实际上往往伴随着高利贷和暴力催债。 Dìxià dǔbó huódòng biǎomiàn yǐnbì, shíjì shàng wǎngwǎng bànsuí zhe gāolìdài hé bàolì cuīzhài. Underground gambling activities appear hidden on the surface, but in reality they are often accompanied by loan-sharking and violent debt collection.
- 他因为沉迷赌博，欠了很多钱。 Tā yīnwèi chénmí dǔbó, qiàn le hěn duō qián. He became addicted to gambling and owes a lot of money.
- 法律规定，在这里赌博是不允许的。 Fǎlǜ guīdìng, zài zhèlǐ dǔbó shì bù yǔnxǔ de. The law says gambling is not allowed here.
Related words
- 打赌 dǎdǔ to bet; to make a wager
- 赌 dǔ to gamble; to bet
- 博客 bókè blog
- 博览会 bólǎnhuì exhibition
- 博士 bóshì doctorate; doctoral student
- 博物馆 bówùguǎn museum
- 微博 wēibó microblog
- 博大精深 bódàjīngshēn broad and profound
- 博学 bóxué learned; erudite
- 博弈 bóyì strategic game; strategic interaction
- 财经 cáijīng finance and economics; financial and economic affairs
- 不景气 bùjǐngqì sluggish; depressed