(dǔ) - to gamble, to bet in Mandarin

dǔ

Traditional: 賭

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Translation

to gamble, to bet

Word origin

A phono-semantic compound of 贝 (bèi, shell, money) as the meaning element with 者 (zhě) as the phonetic element, relating to staking money.

Origin: phono-semantic
Root: 贝 (bèi, money) + 者 (zhě, phonetic)

Stroke order

赌

Examples

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He likes to gamble money.

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I dare to bet you that he will win.

倾qīng荡dàng。

Gambling can ruin a person completely.

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How about we make a bet?

牌pái。

He lost a lot of money gambling at the card table.

赌 (dǔ) means to gamble or to bet, staking money or a claim on an uncertain outcome. It appears in 赌博 (gambling) and 打赌 (to make a bet).

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This word is part of lesson 38.