赌博
dǔ​bó HSK6

to gamble

赌博 賭博 dǔ​bó
to gamble verbnoun
to gamble for money or valuables; gambling as an activity

投资不是赌博。

tóu​zī bù​shì dǔ​bó.

Investing isn't gambling.

to take a risk noun
(metaphorical) to engage in a risky venture; to take a gamble in a political or business context

当然，也有免费的选择，但依靠他们是赌博。

dāng​rán, yě yǒu miǎn fèi de xuǎn​zé, dàn yī​kào tā​men shì dǔ​bó.

Of course, there are free options too, but relying on them is a gamble.

Frequency
Movie subtitles
17.3 per million appears in 5% of films
Written text
15.2 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 6
HSK 3.0
Level 6

Cross-References

Synonym

Sources
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)