赌博 (dǔ bó) — to gamble
Definition
赌博 (dǔbó) names the activity itself — 'gambling' as a practice or industry. Compare 赌, the verb for a single act of betting, and 打赌, a casual wager between people; 博弈 is a formal/literary term for strategic games like chess, not commercial gambling.
verb
to gamble
Examples
- 赌博。Tā yīn wèi dǔ bó shū le hěn duō qián.He lost a lot of money because of gambling.
- 赌博。Zhèng fǔ yán lì dǎ jī fēi fǎ dǔ bó huó dòng.The government cracks down hard on illegal gambling activities.
- 赌博，。Nǐ zuì hǎo yuǎn lí dǔ bó, nà shì gè wú dǐ dòng.You'd better stay away from gambling — it's a bottomless pit.
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