Definition

1. Verb:
   • To gamble: To play games of chance for money or other stakes.
   • To fight, to brawl: To engage in a physical confrontation or fight, often in a rough or informal context.

Usage Examples

• Verb (To gamble):

  • Anh ta thích đánh chác và đã mất rất nhiều tiền. (He likes to gamble and has lost a lot of money.)
  • Cấm đánh chác trong khu vực này. (Gambling is prohibited in this area.)

• Verb (To fight):

  • Tinh thần bạc nhược như thế thì đánh chác gì. (With such a low morale, it was impossible to fight.)
  • Hai nhóm thanh niên đánh chác nhau ngay trên phố. (The two groups of young men fought each other right on the street.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "đánh chác" is considered informal or slang (). It is more commonly used in spoken language or in specific contexts rather than in formal writing.
• When meaning "to fight," it often implies a spontaneous, unorganized, or rough scuffle rather than a formal battle.

Variants and Related Words

• Đánh bạc (verb): To gamble. This is a more standard and common term for gambling.
• Đánh nhau (verb): To fight each other. This is the standard, neutral term for fighting.
• Cờ bạc (noun): Gambling (as an activity).

Synonyms

• Cá cược (verb): To bet, to wager (more specific to placing bets).
• Ẩu đả, xô xát (verb): To scuffle, to brawl (for the fighting meaning).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Nổi máu đánh chác: To have a sudden urge to gamble/fight.
  • Thấy đám đông, hắn nổi máu đánh chác. (Seeing the crowd, he got a sudden urge to fight.)

Related Idioms

• Đánh chác ăn thua: To gamble where there is a clear win or loss; to engage in a decisive fight.
  • Đây là trận đánh chác ăn thua, không thể thua được. (This is a decisive fight, we cannot lose.)

1. Gamble., Fight
   • Tinh thần bạc nhược như thế thì đánh chác gì
     With such a low morale, it was impossible to fight