Chinese symbol for “gamble”
赌博
dǔ bó
Traditional: 賭博
to gamble
The closest CC-CEDICT match for gamble is 赌博 (dǔ bó), defined as: to gamble.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “gamble”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 赌钱 (賭錢) | dǔ qián | to gamble |
| 赌 (賭) | dǔ | to bet; to gamble |
| 签赌 (簽賭) | qiān dǔ | to gamble |
| 博 | bó | (bound form) abundant; plentiful; extensive; wide; to win; to gain |
| 耍钱 (耍錢) | shuǎ qián | (coll.) to gamble |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 赌博.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 赌场 (賭場) | dǔ chǎng | casino |
| 打赌 (打賭) | dǎ dǔ | to bet; to make a bet |
| 赌注 (賭注) | dǔ zhù | stake (in a gamble); (what is at) stake |
| 赌徒 (賭徒) | dǔ tú | gambler |
| 赌钱 (賭錢) | dǔ qián | to gamble |
| 博士 | bó shì | doctor (as an academic degree); (old) person specialized in a skill or trade |
| 博物馆 (博物館) | bó wù guǎn | museum |
| 博客 | bó kè | (loanword) a blog; a blogger |
See also: Japanese symbol for “gamble”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.