冒险

mào xiǎn

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Common

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Definitions

1. to take risks
2. to take chances
3. foray
4. adventure

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 安稳 ān wěn 安稳 ān wěn steady; stable; sedate; calm; (of sleep) sound; (of a transition) smooth to be safe and steady: steady; stable; sedate; calm; (of sleep) sound; (of a transition) smooth
• 保守 bǎo shǒu 保守 bǎo shǒu conservative to be conservative: conservative

Related words

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• 尝试 cháng shì 尝试 cháng shì to try; to attempt to try: to try; to attempt

Usage notes

Collocations

Commonly used with 不要 (búyào) to warn against taking risks: 不要冒险 (búyào màoxiǎn, 'don't take risks').

Formality

Used in both formal and informal settings, but 冒险家 (màoxiǎnjiā, 'adventurer') can have a slightly formal or literary tone.

Words Containing 冒险

• 冒险主义 冒险主义 mào xiǎn zhǔ yì: adventurism (a left-wing error against Mao's line during the 1930s)
• 冒险家 冒险家 mào xiǎn jiā: adventurer
• 冒险者 冒险者 mào xiǎn zhě: adventurer
• 真心话大冒险 真心话大冒险 zhēn xīn huà dà mào xiǎn: The Moment of Truth (TV show)

Child Words of 冒险

• 冒 冒 mào: to emit
• 险 险 xiǎn: danger