冒险 (mào xiǎn) — to take risks; to venture
Definition
冒险 means to take a risk or do something dangerous for a chance of reward. It focuses on the risk itself, unlike 探险, which is about exploring unknown places.
verb
to take risksto venture
Examples
- 。Tā mào le hěn dà de xiǎn cái chéng gōng.He took a great risk to succeed.
- 冒险。Nǐ zhè yàng zuò tài mào xiǎn le.You're taking too big a risk doing this.
- 冒险。Tā men jué dìng mào xiǎn qù pá nà zuò shān.They decided to risk climbing that mountain.
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