冒险
màoxiǎn
to take a risk
Characters in this word
险 xiǎn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 阝 — place, town, city
- Made of
- 阝 place, town, city 佥 all, together, unanimous
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 在没有足够准备的情况下登山，是一种不必要的冒险。 Zài méiyǒu zúgòu zhǔnbèi de qíngkuàng xià dēngshān, shì yì zhǒng bù bìyào de màoxiǎn. Climbing a mountain without enough preparation is an unnecessary risk.
- 他想冒险一试，结果成功了。 Tā xiǎng màoxiǎn yí shì, jiéguǒ chénggōng le. He wanted to take a chance and give it a try, and he succeeded.
- 孩子们喜欢听海上冒险的故事。 Háizimen xǐhuan tīng hǎishàng màoxiǎn de gùshi. Children love to hear stories of adventures at sea.
Related words
- 感冒 gǎnmào to catch a cold
- 冒 mào to give off; to brave
- 假冒 jiǎmào to counterfeit; to impersonate
- 冒充 màochōng to impersonate; to pass oneself off as
- 冒犯 màofàn to offend; to affront
- 冒昧 màomèi presumptuous; to take the liberty
- 保险 bǎoxiǎn insurance; safe
- 风险 fēngxiǎn risk
- 危险 wēixiǎn dangerous
- 险 xiǎn dangerous; nearly
- 化险为夷 huàxiǎnwéiyí turn danger into safety
- 艰险 jiānxiǎn difficult and dangerous; hardships and dangers