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冒 mào

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冒 mào Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
mào | mao4
English translation
old variant of 冒 mào [mào]
to emit
to give off
to send out (or up, forth)
brave
bold
to cover
to act under false pretences
surname Mao
to risk, to brave, to dare

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About 冒 mào

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

冒 mào

Contains the radical

冂 jiōng

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Etymology of 冒 mào

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿱日目

Semantic compound

目 mù

Phonetic compound

冃 mào

Explanation

Pictograph of a hat over an eye. Old way of writing 帽 mào (hat).

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Example sentences using 冒 mào

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很 hěn 久 jiǔ 之后 zhī hòu 他 tā 的 de 感冒 gǎnmào 才 cái 好 hǎo .

It took him a long time to get over his cold.

人 rén 不 bù 冒险 màoxiǎn 不 bù 富 Fù .

You can't get rich without taking risks.

妈妈 māma 看到我 wǒ 头发 tóufa 染成这种 zhè zhǒng 颜色 yánsè 会 huì 火冒三丈 huǒ mào sān zhàng 的 de .

My mum'll have hysterics when she sees the colour of my hair.

从 Cóng 烟 yān 囱 cōng 里 lǐ 冒 mào 出 chū 一 yī 缕 lǚ 轻 qīng 烟 yān .

A plume of smoke rose from the chimney.

当 dāng 老 lǎo 恩 ēn 萧 xiāo 发现 fāxiàn 他 tā 的 de 儿子 érzi 这样 zhè yàng 虐待 nüèdài 他 tā 所谓 suǒ wèi 的 de 可怜 kělián 的 de 孤儿 gū ér 时 shí , 这种 zhè zhǒng 逆来顺受 nì lái shùn shòu 使 shǐ 老恩萧 xiāo 冒火 mào huǒ 了 le .

This endurance made old Earnshaw furious, when he discovered his son persecuting the poor, fatherless child, as he called

Words with 冒 mào

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
冒 mào to emit冒 mào
冒险 màoxiǎn to take risks冒險
感冒 gǎnmào to catch cold感冒 gǎnmào
冒犯 màofàn to offend冒犯 màofàn
假冒 jiǎ mào to impersonate假冒 jiǎ mào
冒充 màochōng to feign冒充 màochōng
冒昧 mào mèi bold冒昧 mào mèi
冒烟 mào yān to discharge smoke冒煙
假冒伪劣 jiǎ mào wěi liè low-quality commodities假冒偽劣
冒雨 mào yǔ to brave the rain冒雨 mào yǔ
冒牌 mào pái fake冒牌 mào pái
冒牌货 mào pái huò fake goods冒牌貨
冒失 mào shi rash冒失 mào shi
仿冒 fǎng mào fake仿冒 fǎng mào
冒险家 mào xiǎn jiā adventurer冒險家
感冒药 gǎn mào yào medicine for colds感冒藥
冒火 mào huǒ to get angry冒火 mào huǒ
火冒三丈 huǒ mào sān zhàng to get really angry火冒三丈 huǒ mào sān zhàng
冒进 mào jìn to advance prematurely冒進
冒名顶替 mào míng dǐng tì to pose under a false name冒名頂替
冒领 mào lǐng to obtain by impersonation冒領
冒死 mào sǐ to brave death冒死 mào sǐ
傻冒 shǎ mào idiot傻冒 shǎ mào

冒 mào Decomposition & Compounds

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冒 mào Decomposition

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冒 mào Compounds

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  • 冒 mào
    • 帽 mào , 勖 xù , 媢 mào , 毷 mào , 瑁 mào , 蝐 mào , 赗 fèng , 艒, 萺, 賵
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