冒

To emit in Chinese: 冒 (mào)

mào

to emit

HSK 3.0 Level 51 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to emit
  2. 2to give off
  3. 3to send out (or up, forth)
  4. 4to brave
  5. 5to face
  6. 6reckless
  7. 7to falsely adopt (sb's identity etc)
  8. 8to feign
  9. 9(literary) to cover

Stroke order

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冒

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄇㄠˋ

mào

ㄇ/ mㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 锅里的水开了，冒着热气。

    guō lǐ de shuǐ kāi le， mào zhe rè qì。

    The water in the pot is boiling and giving off steam.

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Related words

感冒

gǎn mào

to catch cold

冒险

mào xiǎn

to take risks

假冒

jiǎ mào

to impersonate

冒充

mào chōng

to feign

冒犯

mào fàn

to offend

冒昧

mào mèi

bold

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