博
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bó · to gamble, to play games

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12Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 博

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bóWords pronounced bó
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Example sentences

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Yù dìng zài yì diǎn bàn yǔ bó shì jiàn miàn.预定在一点半与博士见面。

I planned to meet the professor at 1:30.

Source: Tatoeba #6484890 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yào qù bó wù guǎn, nǐ jiù dé chéng nà liàng chē.要去博物馆,你就得乘那辆车。

You have to get on that bus to go to the museum.

Source: Tatoeba #332694 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bó lǎn huì jiāng jǔ xíng liù gè yuè.博览会将举行六个月。

The exposition will be held for six months.

Source: Tatoeba #389835 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Dǔ bó shì fēi fǎ de.赌博是非法的。

Gambling is illegal.

Source: Tatoeba #10190471 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zhèng zài zài bō shì dùn dú bó shì.我正在在波士顿读博士。

I'm in Boston going for my Ph.D. right now.

Source: Tatoeba #440104 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā qǔ dé le bó shì xué wèi.她取得了博士學位。

She received a doctor's degree.

Source: Tatoeba #472115 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 博 in context

  1. Say bó, then recall the core meaning: to gamble, to play games.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 博士 (bó shì), meaning “doctor”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 博 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.