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mào
HSK 3.0 Level 5

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Definitions

  1. 1. to emit
  2. 2. to give off
  3. 3. to send out (or up, forth)
  4. 4. to brave
  5. 5. to face
  6. 6. reckless
  7. 7. to falsely adopt (sb's identity etc)
  8. 8. to feign
  9. 9. (literary) to cover

Example Sentences

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險, 不會贏。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 728828)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.

Words Containing 冒

顶名冒姓
dǐng míng mào xìng

to pretend to be sb else

冒进
mào jìn

to advance prematurely

冒险主义
mào xiǎn zhǔ yì

adventurism (a left-wing error against Mao's line during the 1930s)

冒出来
mào chū lái

to emerge; to pop up; to spring forth; to appear from nowhere

冒题
mào tí

writing style in which the main subject is not introduced initially (opposite: 破題|破题[pò tí])

冒险家
mào xiǎn jiā

adventurer

仿冒
fǎng mào

to counterfeit

冒用
mào yòng

to falsely use (sb's identity etc)

冒烟
mào yān

to discharge smoke

冒名顶替者
mào míng dǐng tì zhě

impersonator

冒着
mào zhe

to brave

冒风险
mào fēng xiǎn

to take risks

仿冒品
fǎng mào pǐn

counterfeit object

冒头
mào tóu

to emerge

冒渎
mào dú

to disrespect

假冒
jiǎ mào

to impersonate

傻冒
shǎ mào

idiot

不揣冒昧
bù chuǎi mào mèi

to venture to

冒名顶替
mào míng dǐng tì

to assume sb's name and take his place (idiom); to impersonate

冒号
mào hào

colon (punct.)

冒火
mào huǒ

to get angry

冒领
mào lǐng

to obtain by impersonation

假冒品
jiǎ mào pǐn

counterfeit object

眼冒金星
yǎn mào jīn xīng

to see stars

冒纳罗亚
mào nà luó yà

Moanalua, Hawaiian volcano

冒犯
mào fàn

to offend

冒昧
mào mèi

presumptuous

冒充
mào chōng

to feign

真心话大冒险
zhēn xīn huà dà mào xiǎn

The Moment of Truth (TV show)

冒名
mào míng

an impostor

假冒伪劣
jiǎ mào wěi liè

cheap quality counterfeit (goods)

冒顶
mào dǐng

(mining) roof fall

冒死
mào sǐ

to brave death

火冒三丈
huǒ mào sān zhàng

to get really angry

冒暑
mào shǔ

heat stroke (TCM)

冒犯者
mào fàn zhě

offender

冒牌货
mào pái huò

fake goods

冒险
mào xiǎn

to take risks

冒雨
mào yǔ

to brave the rain

感冒
gǎn mào

can't stand

冒生命危险
mào shēng mìng wēi xiǎn

to risk one's life

冒牌
mào pái

fake

冒失
mào shi

rash

冒险者
mào xiǎn zhě

adventurer

冒大不韪
mào dà bù wěi

to face opprobrium (idiom)

诈冒
zhà mào

to claim ownership (of stolen goods)

流行性感冒
liú xíng xìng gǎn mào

influenza

冒失鬼
mào shi guǐ

reckless person

冒冒失失
mào mào shī shī

forthright

冒天下之大不韪
mào tiān xià zhī dà bù wěi

see 冒大不韙|冒大不韪[mào dà bù wěi]