Writing
赌 (dǔ) — how to say "to gamble" in Chinese
赌
To gamble, to bet
verb
Character composition
赌
to gamble, to bet
Radicals / Keys
貝
Shell
#154 · bèi · 7 strokes
Collocations
赌一把
dǔ yī bǎ
to take a gamble
赌钱
dǔ qián
to gamble money
Examples
他经常赌钱，结果输了很多。
He often gambles and ended up losing a lot.
他赌钱。
He gambles money.
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Frequently asked questions
How to say gamble in Chinese?
"to gamble" in Chinese is 赌 (dǔ).
赌 meaning in English
赌 (dǔ) means "To gamble, to bet".
Du in Chinese pronunciation
It is pronounced dǔ (written as du). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Du in Chinese character
It is written 赌 and has 12 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 赌?
赌 is on the HSK 3.0 levels 7–9 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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