冒
màoMào HSK3

risk

冒 mào frequency
brave verb
to brave or face (danger, difficulties, or harsh weather)

他不顾危险，冒死救出了那个孩子。

tā bù gù wēi​xiǎn, mào sǐ jiù​chū le nà​ge hái​zi.

Disregarding the danger, he risked his life to rescue the child.

emit verb
to emit, give off, or send out (smoke, steam, bubbles, etc.)

烟囱正往外冒烟。

yān​cōng zhèng wǎng wài mào yān.

The chimney is belching out smoke.

appear suddenly verb
to appear or emerge suddenly and unexpectedly
cover verb
to cover or spread over (literary usage)

清晨，洁白的雾气冒于翠绿的山顶，久久不散。

qīng​chén, jié​bái de wù​qì mào yú cuì​lǜ de shān​dǐng, jiǔ​jiǔ bù sàn.

In the early morning, white mist rose over the emerald mountain peaks and lingered for a long time.

feign verb
to falsely adopt an identity, name, or brand; to pretend

他在申请材料中冒用了他人的姓名。

tā zài shēn​qǐng cái​liào zhōng mào​yòng le tā​rén de xìng​míng.

He used someone else's name in his application materials.

reckless verb
acting without caution or care (typically used in compounds)

我们在工作中要细致，绝不能盲目冒进。

wǒ​men zài gōng​zuò zhōng yào xì​zhì, jué bù néng máng​mù mào​jìn.

We must be meticulous in our work and never advance blindly or rashly.

冒 Mào
Mao proper name
surname Mao

冒先生是位著名的诗人。

Mào xiān​sheng shì wèi zhù​míng de shī​rén.

Mr. Mao is a famous poet.

Frequency
Character
Written text
1,222nd most common 108.1 per million
Movie subtitles
921st most common 122.3 per million appears in 50% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
47.4 per million appears in 20% of films
Written text
40.5 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 3
HSK 3.0
Level 3
Strokes
9
Unicode
U+5192

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)