Chinese word

赌

Pronunciation

Pinyindǔ

Meaning

  • verbbet

Example

他喜欢赌钱。tā xǐ huān dǔ qián

He likes to bet money.

Illustration for 赌 (bet)

More examples

他为了赢奖金，把房子也拿去赌上了。tā wèi le yíng jiǎng jīn bǎ fáng zi yě ná qù dǔ shàng le

To win the prize money, he even staked his house.

Core concept

Turns uncertainty into a contest over a stake: one side gains what another risks when the result goes the other way.

Common phrases

  • 打赌dá dǔ

    bet

  • 赌上dǔ shàng

    stake

  • 赌一把dǔ yì bǎ

    take a gamble

Similar words

打赌dá dǔ: Makes a light bet with friends or acquaintances about a result.
赌博dǔ bó: Gambles money in hopes of gaining more from the result.
下注xià zhù: Bets a stated amount on one specific outcome.

Definition in Chinese

以金钱或财物为赌注，通过比赛、比试或不确定事件的结果来赢取或失去这些赌注的行为yǐ jīn qián huò cái wù wèi dǔ zhù tōng guò bǐ sài bǐ shì huò bú què dìng shì jiàn de jié guǒ lái yíng qǔ huò shī qù zhè xiē dǔ zhù de xíng wéi

Word origin

赌 (dǔ, "to gamble") combines 贝 (bèi, "valuables") with 者 (zhě, "person"), whose main role here is to suggest the sound, linking the written form to risking property on an uncertain result.

Usage tips

  • In conversation, this verb can mark a confident prediction even without an actual stake, while money or gambling context signals the stronger wagering sense.

Other meanings

  • gambleverb

Opposites

  • 戒赌jiè dǔquit gamblingverb

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