Chinese word dictionary

冒险

màoxiǎn · to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure

Practice word

Word information

Simplified冒险

Traditional冒險

Pinyinmàoxiǎn

Part of speech动

HSK 3.06

HSK 2.05

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

冒mào

to risk, to brave, to dare

险xiǎn

narrow pass, strategic point

How to learn 冒险

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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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

危险wēixiǎn

danger; dangerous

保险bǎoxiǎn

insurance; to insure; safe; secure; be sure; be bound to; CL:份[fen4]

风险fēngxiǎn

risk; hazard

化险为夷huàxiǎnwéiyí

to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster

假冒jiǎmào

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