赌
注

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The word "赌注" is formed by combining the character "赌", which means to gamble or bet, with the character "注", which in this context denotes something injected or staked, thus together creating a compound meaning the money or value risked in a wager, i.e., a bet or stake.

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他下了一个很大的赌注。

Tā xiàle yīgè hěn dà de dǔzhù.

He placed a very large bet.

他把全部积蓄当作赌注。

Tā bǎ quánbù jīxù dàngzuò dǔzhù.

He used all his savings as a stake.

这场投资的赌注实在太高了。

Zhè chǎng tóuzī de dǔzhù shízài tài gāole.

The stakes for this investment are simply too high.

如果你接受挑战，赌注就是你的名誉。

Rúguǒ nǐ jiēshòu tiǎozhàn, dǔzhù jiùshì nǐ de míngyù.

If you accept the challenge, the wager is your reputation.

人生这场豪赌的赌注，是我们仅有一次的时间。

Rénshēng zhè chǎng háodǔ de dǔzhù, shì wǒmen jǐn yǒu yīcì de shíjiān.

The stake in life's grand gamble is our one and only time.

Word Definition - 赌注

dǔ zhù stake (in a gamble); (what is at) stake

Individual Character Details

赌 dǔ
注 zhù, zhù