冒昧
màomèi
presumptuous; to take the liberty
Characters in this word
昧 mèi
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 请恕我冒昧，这份预算是否已经包含后续维护费用？ Qǐng shù wǒ màomèi, zhè fèn yùsuàn shìfǒu yǐjīng bāohán hòuxù wéihù fèiyòng? Forgive me for being presumptuous, but does this budget already include follow-up maintenance costs?
- 冒昧打扰一下，请问这附近有药店吗？ Màomèi dǎrǎo yíxià, qǐngwèn zhè fùjìn yǒu yàodiàn ma? Sorry to bother you out of the blue, is there a pharmacy nearby?
- 我冒昧给您写信，是想请教一个学习上的问题。 Wǒ màomèi gěi nín xiě xìn, shì xiǎng qǐngjiào yí ge xuéxí shàng de wèntí. I take the liberty of writing to you because I want to ask about a problem in my studies.
Related words
- 感冒 gǎnmào to catch a cold
- 冒 mào to give off; to brave
- 冒险 màoxiǎn to take a risk
- 假冒 jiǎmào to counterfeit; to impersonate
- 冒充 màochōng to impersonate; to pass oneself off as
- 冒犯 màofàn to offend; to affront
- 暧昧 àimèi ambiguous; dubious; flirtatious
- 愚昧 yúmèi ignorant; benighted
- 结识 jiéshí to get acquainted with
- 见外 jiànwài to stand on ceremony; to treat as an outsider
- 失礼 shīlǐ to be impolite; rude
- 久违 jiǔwéi long-awaited; not seen for a long time