投注 (tau4 zyu3 | tou2 zhu4 ) : to bet; to throw one's energies (into an activity); to invest one's emotions (in sth)

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投注

tau4 zyu3

tou2 zhu4

to bet; to throw one's energies (into an activity); to invest one's emotions (in sth)

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

投注

This word has been viewed 1485 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 1st Nov 2005 22:47 and last edited on 8th Dec 2013 17:30

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Characters in this word:

投 tau4 - cast; plunge into; send
注 zyu3 - pour liquid; concentrate; focus

6 compounds containing this word:

投注員 - bookmaker, bookie
投注站 - betting centre
非法投注 - illegal bookmaking
網上投注 - internet betting
場外投注站 - off-course betting centre
場外投注處 - off-course betting branch

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Decimal representation of this word: 投注

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