Definition
冒 (mào) covers three distinct meanings: to emit (smoke/steam), to brave (rain/danger), and to feign an identity. For braving, 冒 is more about facing something (冒雨 'in the rain'), while 拼 (pīn) means to risk one's life (拼命). For feigning identity, 冒充 (mào chōng) is the standard verb for impersonation, whereas 冒 appears in fixed compounds like 冒名.
verb
to emitto give off (smoke, steam, bubbles, sweat, etc.)to feignto falsely adopt (identity, title, etc.)to braveto face (rain, risk, danger, etc.)
Easily confused
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- 毛máosound-alike(noun) hair, fur, feathers, wool
Examples
- 冒。Yāncōng zhèngzài mào hēi yān.The chimney is emitting black smoke.
- 。Tā mào yǔ qù wàimiàn mǎi dōngxi le.He braved the rain to go out shopping.
- 。Nà ge rén mào chōng jìzhě hùn jìn le huìchǎng.That person pretended to be a reporter and sneaked into the meeting.
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