赌钱 (dǔ qián) — to gamble (for money)

Definition

赌钱 (dǔqián) is a separable verb meaning 'to gamble for money' — the 钱 can split from 赌 (e.g. 赌了很多钱). It stresses gambling with cash stakes.

verb
to gamble (for money)

Examples

  • 赌钱
    Tā xǐ huan dǔ qián, dàn zǒng shì shū.
    He likes to gamble, but he always loses.
  • Tā dǔ le hěn duō qián, zuì hòu dōu shū guāng le.
    He gambled away a lot of money and ended up losing it all.
  • Wǒ cóng lái méi dǔ guò qián, yě bù xiǎng xué.
    I've never gambled, and I don't want to learn.

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