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Pronunciation |
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mào |
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Meaning |
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- 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 |
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冂 |
Strokes |
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9 |
Traditional |
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冒 |
Usage |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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colds |
很 |
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very |
容易 |
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easy |
传染 |
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infect |
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4. He passed himself off as a journalist. |
tā |
mào |
chōng |
jì |
zhě |
。 |
他 |
冒 |
充 |
记 |
者 |
。 |
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他 |
: |
he |
冒充 |
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to feign; to pretend to be |
记者 |
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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 |
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don’t |
轻易 |
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lightly |
去 |
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(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth |
冒险 |
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risk |
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