冒昧
mào mèi
Pinyin

Definition

冒昧
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mào mèi
  1. bold
  2. presumptuous
  3. to take the liberty of

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

gǎn mào
  1. 1 to catch cold
  2. 2 (common) cold
  3. 3 classifier: 场 cháng
  4. 4 classifier: 次 cì
  5. 5 (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative)
  6. 6 (Tw) to detest
  7. 7 can't stand
jiǎ mào
  1. 1 to impersonate
  2. 2 to pose as (someone else)
  3. 3 to counterfeit
  4. 4 to palm off (a fake as a genuine)
mào
  1. 1 old variant of 冒[mào]
mào chōng
  1. 1 to feign
  2. 2 to pretend to be
  3. 3 to pass oneself off as
mào yān
  1. 1 to discharge smoke
  2. 2 to fume with rage

Idioms (6)

冒名顶替
mào míng dǐng tì
  1. 1 to assume sb's name and take his place (idiom); to impersonate
  2. 2 to pose under a false name
冒大不韪
mào dà bù wěi
  1. 1 to face opprobrium (idiom)
愚昧无知
yú mèi wú zhī
  1. 1 stupid and ignorant (idiom)
拾金不昧
shí jīn bù mèi
  1. 1 to pick up money and not hide it (idiom); to return property to its owner
素昧平生
sù mèi píng shēng
  1. 1 to have never met sb before (idiom); entirely unacquainted
  2. 2 a complete stranger
  3. 3 not to know sb from Adam

Sample Sentences

恕我冒昧,这个数字太高了,我们根本不可能做到。
shùwǒmàomèi ,zhège shùzì tài gāo le ,wǒmen gēnběn bù kěnéng zuòdào 。
The number is way too high, it’s impossible for us to achieve.
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恕我冒昧,我不同意。
shùwǒmàomèi ,wǒ bù tóngyì 。
Please forgive me for being rude. I don’t agree.
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可以冒昧请问你...
kěyǐ màomèi qǐngwèn nǐ diǎn diǎn diǎn
Could I be so bold to ask you...
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可以冒昧请问你投票给谁了?
kěyǐ màomèi qǐngwèn nǐ tóupiào gěi shéi le ?
Could I be so bold as to ask who you voted for?
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可以冒昧请问你今年多大吗?
kěyǐ màomèi qǐngwèn nǐ jīnnián duō dà ma ?
Could I be so bold as to ask you how old you are?
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冒昧
màomèi
to take the liberty of; to be so presumptuous
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