Meaning
brave; bold; to cover
Chinese: 冒出、向外透;也表示冒险、冒充。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “mao” becomes a different word in each tone. 冒 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 感冒gǎn màoto catch cold; (common) cold; (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative); (Tw) to detest
- 冒险mào xiǎnto take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure
- 冒充mào chōngto feign; to pretend to be; to pass oneself off as
- 假冒jiǎ màoto impersonate; to pose as (someone else); to counterfeit; to palm off (a fake as a genuine)
- 冒犯mào fànto offend
Example Sentence
他冒着大雨把孩子送回了家。Tā mào zhe dà yǔ bǎ hái zi sòng huí le jiā.He braved the heavy rain to take the child home.
他Tāhe冒着mào zheto brave大雨dà yǔheavy rain把bǎ(marks the object)孩子hái zichild送sòngto send回huíHui ethnic group (Chinese 了le(completed action)家jiāhome。