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赌瘾

賭癮
dǔyǐn
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 gambling addiction

Examples

他的赌瘾越来越严重,家里都欠债了。
Tā de dǔyǐn yuèláiyuè yánzhòng, jiā lǐ dōu qiànzhài le.
His gambling addiction has gotten worse — the family is in debt.
戒赌瘾比戒烟还难。
Jiè dǔyǐn bǐ jièyān hái nán.
Quitting gambling is even harder than quitting smoking.

Tips

usage
瘾 (yǐn, 'addiction / craving') is a productive suffix: 烟瘾 (nicotine addiction), 酒瘾 (alcoholism), 网瘾 (internet addiction), 毒瘾 (drug addiction). The verb 上瘾 means 'to get addicted'.

Stroke Order

赌 dǔ
瘾 yǐn