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1.

Animated Stroke Order 冒

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2.

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3.

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冒

冃hat

冒=

4.

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5.

How to Use 冒

Risk and Boldness

冒 + noun

In words about taking risks or acting boldly, 冒 (mào) conveys facing danger or being forward.

冒险 • mào xiǎn • take a risk; adventure • HSK 5

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6.

HSK Vocabulary: 冒

感冒 • gǎn mào • to catch a cold

HSK 3

gǎn感

mào

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

mào冒

chōng充

jǐng警

chá察

jìn进

rù

Information

Pinyinmào

Meaningto emit, to risk, to counterfeit

Strokes9

Radical冂

Traditional冒

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#391

Zhuyinㄇㄠˋ

UnicodeU+5192

CangjieABU

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冃hat

A hat (冃) covering the eyes (目) — to wear a hat or to risk by covering one's vision.

mào冒

xiǎn险

take a risk; adventure

冒昧 • mào mèi • Bold • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

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mào冒

mèi昧

Bold

Fake or Pretend

冒/假冒 + object

In words about deception, 冒 (mào) indicates pretending to be something or someone else.

冒充 • mào chōng • pretend to be; pass somebody or something off as • HSK 6

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mào冒

chōng充

pretend to be; pass somebody or something off as

假冒 • jiǎ mào • Fake • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

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jiǎ假

mào冒

Fake

冒

to catch a cold

冒犯 • mào fàn • to offend

HSK 6

mào冒

fàn犯

to offend

入

le了

nà那

ge个

fáng房

jiān间

。

He pretended to be a police officer to enter that room.

tā他

xǐ喜

huan欢

mào冒

xiǎn险

qù去

tàn探

suǒ索

wèi未

zhī知

de的

dì地

fāng方

。

He likes to adventure and explore unknown places.

shuǐ水

hú壶

lǐ里

de的

rè热

shuǐ水

zhèng正

mào冒

zhe着

rè热

qì气

。

The hot water in the kettle is emitting steam.

qǐng请

bú不

yào要

mào冒

fàn犯

tā他

rén人

de的

gǎn感

qíng情

。

Please do not offend others' feelings.

Zhè这

tái台

jiù旧

jī机

qì器

yī一

qǐ启

dòng动

jiù就

kāi开

shǐ始

mào冒

yān烟

。

This old machine starts smoking as soon as it is turned on.

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