Character

博

bó HSK 4

博 bó HSK 4

1. abundant; plentiful
2. learned; well-versed
3. vast; great
4. a surname
5. to gain; to obtain through one's actions
6. 博戏, an ancient board game; gambling
7. blog

Words using 博 as bó (7)

1 博士 bó shì — doctor (PhD holder) HSK 4
- 博 extensive, learned (knowledge)
- 士 scholar, person (of learning)
Example

他是一位物理学博士。

tā shì yī wèi wù lǐ xué bó shì

He is a doctor of physics.
2 博物馆 bó wù guǎn — museum HSK 5
- 博 broad, extensive, rich (indicating comprehensive collections)
- 物 things, objects, items (referring to artifacts and exhibits)
- 馆 building, hall, establishment (the physical structure or institution)
Example

我们周末去博物馆看展览。

wǒ men zhōu mò qù bó wù guǎn kàn zhǎn lǎn

We went to the museum to see the exhibition on the weekend.
3 博览会 bó lǎn huì — expo HSK 6
- 博 extensive, broad-scale
- 览 to view, to observe
- 会 meeting, gathering event
Example

上海世界博览会吸引了很多游客。

Shàng hǎi shì jiè bó lǎn huì xī yǐn le hěn duō yóu kè

The Shanghai World Expo attracted many tourists.
4 博大精深 bó dà jīng shēn — extensive and profound HSK 7
- 博 extensive, broad, wide-ranging
- 大 great, vast (emphasizing scale)
- 精 refined, essential, profound
- 深 deep, profound (emphasizing depth)
Example

中国文化博大精深，值得我们深入学习。

Zhōng guó wén huà bó dà jīng shēn zhí de wǒ men shēn rù xué xí

Chinese culture is extensive and profound, worthy of our deep study.
5 博学 bó xué — erudite HSK 7
- 博 extensive, broad (breadth of knowledge)
- 学 learning, knowledge (accumulated learning)
Example

他是一位博学的教授。

tā shì yī wèi bó xué de jiào shòu

He is an erudite professor.

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6 博弈 bó yì — to engage in strategic competition; to play a strategic game HSK 7
- 博 gaming; extensive (relates to ancient board games and gambling)
- 弈 to play Go; to play board games (strategic games)
Example

两国在贸易问题上不断博弈。

liǎng guó zài mào yì wèn tí shàng bù duàn bó yì

The two countries continuously engage in strategic competition on trade issues.
7 赌博 dǔ bó — to gamble HSK 7
- 赌 to bet, to wager (the core gambling action)
- 博 game, gaming activity (adds the sense of games of chance)
Example

他从不赌博。

tā cóng bù dǔ bó

He never gambles.