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| Pronunciation |
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mào |
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| Meaning |
: |
- to emit; to give off; to send out (or up, forth). (v)
- to act under false pretences. (v)
- to risk; brave. (v)
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| Radical |
: |
冂 |
| Strokes |
: |
9 |
| Traditional |
: |
冒 |
| Usage |
: |
7.9% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
| 1. |
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to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure |
| 2. |
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: |
to feign; to pretend to be; to pass oneself off as |
| 3. |
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: |
to catch cold; (common) cold |
| 4. |
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: |
to impersonate; to pose as (someone else) |
| 5. |
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to discharge smoke; to fume with rage |
Sentences:
| 1. It was on pain of death that he revealed the truth. |
| tā |
mào |
zhe |
wēi |
xiǎn |
jiē |
lù |
le |
zhēn |
xiàng |
。 |
| 他 |
冒 |
着 |
危 |
险 |
揭 |
露 |
了 |
真 |
相 |
。 |
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| 他 |
: |
he |
| 冒 |
: |
risk |
| 着 |
: |
added to a verb or adjective to indicate a continued action or state |
| 危险 |
: |
danger |
| 揭露 |
: |
expose |
| 了 |
: |
particle indicating that something has happened |
| 真相 |
: |
truth |
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| 2. The kettle is giving off steam. |
| shuǐ |
hú |
zhèng |
mào |
zhe |
qì |
。 |
| 水 |
壶 |
正 |
冒 |
着 |
气 |
。 |
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| 水壶 |
: |
kettle |
| 正 |
: |
in the process of |
| 冒 |
: |
give off |
| 着 |
: |
added to a verb or adjective to indicate a continued action or state |
| 气 |
: |
steam |
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| 3. Colds are highly infectious |
| gǎn |
mào |
hěn |
róng |
yì |
chuán |
rǎn |
。 |
| 感 |
冒 |
很 |
容 |
易 |
传 |
染 |
。 |
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| 感冒 |
: |
colds |
| 很 |
: |
very |
| 容易 |
: |
easy |
| 传染 |
: |
infect |
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| 4. He passed himself off as a journalist. |
| tā |
mào |
chōng |
jì |
zhě |
。 |
| 他 |
冒 |
充 |
记 |
者 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 冒充 |
: |
to feign; to pretend to be |
| 记者 |
: |
journalist |
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| 5. Don’t take risks lightly. |
| bú |
yào |
qīng |
yì |
qù |
mào |
xiǎn |
。 |
| 不 |
要 |
轻 |
易 |
去 |
冒 |
险 |
。 |
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| 不要 |
: |
don’t |
| 轻易 |
: |
lightly |
| 去 |
: |
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth |
| 冒险 |
: |
risk |
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