冒
mào
Traditional: 冐
Meaning of 冒 in English
màoHSK 6verbSyllabus #4493
- to emit; to give off; to send out (or up, forth)
- to brave; to face
- to falsely adopt (sb's identity etc); to feign
- (literary) to cover
- (bound form) reckless
- old variant of 冒[mao4]
- surname Mao
Example sentences
- 我知道你冒了多大的風險。wǒ zhī dào nǐ mào le duō dà de fēng xiǎn。I know what you've risked.
- 我和汤姆都不愿意冒这个险。wǒ hé tāng mǔ dōu bù yuàn yì mào zhè ge xiǎn。It's a risk that Tom and I aren't willing to take.
- 他冒着失去所有财产的危险。tā mào zhe shī qù suǒ yǒu cái chǎn de wēi xiǎn。He risked losing all his fortune.
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