Chinese word dictionary

冒昧

màomèi · bold; presumptuous; to take the liberty of

Practice word

Word information

Simplified冒昧

Traditional冒昧

Pinyinmàomèi

Part of speech形

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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冒mào

to risk, to brave, to dare

昧mèi

dark, hidden, obscure

How to learn 冒昧

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感冒gǎnmào

to catch cold; (common) cold; CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4]; (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative); (Tw) to detest; can't stand

冒mào

old variant of 冒[mao4]; surname Mao; to emit; to give off; to send out (or up, forth); to brave; to face; (bound form) reckless; to falsely adopt (sb's identity etc); to feign; (literary) to cover

冒险màoxiǎn

to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure

暧昧àimèi

vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious

假冒jiǎmào

to impersonate; to pose as (someone else); to counterfeit; to palm off (a fake as a genuine)

冒充màochōng

to feign; to pretend to be; to pass oneself off as