dǔ bó
gamble
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他沉迷于赌博，无法自拔。
tā chénmí yú dǔbó, wúfǎ zìbá.
He is addicted to gambling and cannot extricate himself.
赌博是一种违法的行为。
dǔbó shì yī zhǒng wéifǎ de xíngwéi.
Gambling is an illegal activity.
赌博会让人倾家荡产。
dǔbó huì ràng rén qīngjiā dàngchǎn.
Gambling can cause people to lose their fortunes.
博彩 (bó cǎi)
gambling
赌博 (dǔ bó)
gambling
工作 (gōngzuò)
work
学习 (xuéxí)
study
The Chinese word 赌博 (dǔ bó) for "gambling" is composed of two characters: 赌 (dǔ) and 博 (bó). The character 赌 originally meant "to bet" or "to wager", and it is composed of the radical 爫 (huǒ), which represents fire, and the character 古 (gǔ), which means "ancient". This suggests that gambling may have originated as a form of divination or fortune-telling, in which people would bet on the outcome of events based on the interpretation of signs or patterns. The character 博 originally meant "wide" or "extensive", and it is composed of the radical 广 (guǎng), which represents a house, and the character 白 (bái), which means "white". This suggests that gambling may have also been associated with the idea of spreading one's bets or taking risks in order to gain a wide range of outcomes.
