冒 (mào) — to emit, to give off (smoke, steam, bubbles, sweat, etc.); to feign, to falsely adopt (identity, title, etc.); to brave, to face (rain, risk, danger, etc.)
Definition
冒 has two distinct meanings: to emit (smoke, steam — 蒸 is cooking-specific) and to risk/brave (like 拼, but more literary). For 'pretend to be someone' use 冒充, not 冒 alone.
verb
to emitto give off (smoke, steam, bubbles, sweat, etc.)to feignto falsely adopt (identity, title, etc.)to braveto face (rain, risk, danger, etc.)
Examples
- 冒。Yān cōng zhèng zài mào hēi yān.The chimney is emitting black smoke.
- 。Tā mào yǔ qù wài miàn mǎi dōng xī le.He braved the rain to go out shopping.
- 。Nà ge rén mào chōng jì zhě hùn jìn le huì chǎng.That person pretended to be a reporter and sneaked into the meeting.
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