开赌

開賭

kāidǔ

verb

Meanings

1 to open/run a gambling operation
2 to start betting

Characters

Examples

他在家里开赌被警察抓了。

Tā zài jiā lǐ kāidǔ bèi jǐngchá zhuā le.

He was caught by police for running a gambling operation at home.

赛前就有人开赌，谁赢赔率多少。

Sài qián jiù yǒurén kāidǔ, shéi yíng péilǜ duōshǎo.

Before the match people were already taking bets on who'd win and at what odds.

Tips

register

开 + activity often means setting something up or opening it for business (开店, 开会, 开赌). Gambling operations are illegal in mainland China.

Stroke Order

开 kāi

赌 dǔ