dǔ
gamble; bet
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他喜欢赌博。
tā xǐhuān dǔbó.
He likes gambling.
我不喜欢赌博。
wǒ bù xǐhuān dǔbó.
I don't like gambling.
赌博是一种不好的习惯。
dǔbó shì yī zhǒng bù hǎo de xíguàn.
Gambling is a bad habit.
博 (bó)
gamble
赌博 (dǔbó)
gamble
赢 (yíng)
win
输 (shū)
lose
The Chinese character 赌 (dǔ) for "gamble" is composed of two parts: the radical 爫 (huǒ) on the left, which represents "fire", and the phonetic component 豆 (dòu), which represents "bean". The combination of these two components suggests the idea of "burning beans", which was a traditional method of divination in ancient China. In this method, beans were placed in a fire and the patterns formed by the burning beans were interpreted to predict the future. Over time, the character 赌 came to be used more broadly to refer to any form of gambling, including games of chance and betting.
