běn

Meaning of 赌本

赌本 means gambling capital; money used for betting; the resources or backing one relies on for risky undertakings. Pronounced dǔ běn.

  • gambling capital; money used for betting
  • the resources or backing one relies on for risky undertakings

Definitions & Examples

quán
dōu
dāng
chéng
le
běn
 

He used all his savings as gambling capital.

Zhè
chuàng
de
běn
shì
shí
nián
de
xīn
xuè
 

The capital for this entrepreneurial gamble was ten years of his hard work.

Méi
yǒu
xióng
hòu
de
běn
 
gǎn
jìn
gāo
fēng
xiǎn
de
shì
chǎng
 

Without substantial capital to gamble, he didn't dare enter that high-risk market.