冒险 (冒險)
mào xiǎn
Pinyin

Definition

冒险 (冒險)
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mào xiǎn
  1. to take risks
  2. to take chances
  3. foray
  4. adventure

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

感冒
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
假冒
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)
冒
mào
  1. 1 old variant of 冒[mào]
冒充
mào chōng
  1. 1 to feign
  2. 2 to pretend to be
  3. 3 to pass oneself off as
冒烟
mào yān
  1. 1 to discharge smoke
  2. 2 to fume with rage

Idioms (2)

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)

Sample Sentences

上海开埠以后，各路外国人、华侨，还有全国各地的移民都涌进来找机会，怪不得说上海是冒险家的乐园。
Shànghǎi kāibù yǐhòu ，gèlù wàiguórén 、huáqiáo ，háiyǒu quánguógèdì de yímín dōu yǒng jìnlái zhǎo jīhuì ，guàibude shuō Shànghǎi shì màoxiǎnjiā de lèyuán 。
After the foundation of Shanghai, there were foreigners and overseas Chinese everywhere. Lots of Chinese immigrants also rushed into Shanghai looking for opportunities. No wonder everyone said that Shanghai was a ''Paradise for Adventurers."
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他是一个很小心的人，从来不冒险。
tā shì yī gè hěn xiǎoxīn de rén ，cóngláibù màoxiǎn 。
He is a very cautious person. He never takes any risks.
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你别过分乐观了。正是因为大家都这么说，我才觉得可怕。中国的股市还不太成熟，散户太多了。而且都是做短线的，缺乏理智分析和一定的心理承受能力。所以，把钱放在股市是非常冒险的。
nǐ bié guòfèn lèguān le 。zhèng shì yīnwèi dàjiā dōu zhème shuō ，wǒ cái juéde kěpà 。Zhōngguó de gǔshì hái bùtài chéngshú ，sǎnhù tài duō le 。érqiě dōu shì zuò duǎnxiàn de ，quēfá lǐzhì fēnxī hé yīdìng de xīnlǐ chéngshòu nénglì 。suǒyǐ ，bǎ qián fàng zài gǔshì shì fēicháng màoxiǎn de 。
Don't be too optimistic. The reason I feel scared is exactly because everyone is talking like you. The Chinese stock market still isn't mature yet. There are too many private investors, and they're all looking at the short term, lacking both rational analysis and a certain psychological endurance. This makes putting money in the stock market extraordinarily risky.
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难说。谁敢拿孩子的未来去冒险啊！
nánshuō 。shéi gǎn ná háizi de wèilái qù màoxiǎn a ！
It's tough to say. Who'd be willing to risk their child's future?
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投资非洲？这个想法我们以前也有过。但就目前情况来说，还是过于冒险了一点。虽然说非洲是片未被开垦的市场，人人都想从中分一杯羹，但时机还不成熟。
tóuzī fēizhōu ？zhè ge xiǎngfǎ wǒmen yǐqián yě yǒu guò 。dàn jiù mùqián qíngkuàng láishuō ，háishì guòyú màoxiǎn le yīdiǎn 。suīránshuō fēizhōu shì piàn wèi bèi kāikěn de shìchǎng ，rénrén dōu xiǎng cóngzhōng fēnyībēigēng ，dàn shíjī hái bù chéngshú 。
Invest in Africa? We've had that idea in the past. But judging by the current situation, it's still a bit too risky. Although the African market is uncultivated and everyone wants to take a share of the spoils, the time still isn't opportune.
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好像没有什么特别的地方。好多大城市现在都有滑翔伞俱乐部。你找个周末，想去就去，很方便的。其实如果你真的喜欢冒险，我倒是可以推荐你去一个地方。
hǎoxiàng méiyǒu shénme tèbié de dìfang 。hǎo duō dà chéngshì xiànzài dōu yǒu huáxiángsǎn jùlèbù 。nǐ zhǎo ge zhōumò ，xiǎng qù jiù qù ，hěn fāngbiàn de 。qíshí rúguǒ nǐ zhēnde xǐhuan màoxiǎn ，wǒ dàoshì kěyǐ tuījiàn nǐ qù yī ge dìfang 。
I don't think there's any particular place. A lot of big cities have hang gliding clubs these days. Choose a weekend and just go. It's really convenient. Actually, if you really like to take risks, I could recommend a place.
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