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冒险

HSK 7-9Word · VerbTraditional冒險

take a risk; venture; adventure

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to take a risk; to venture; to do something dangerous

neutral

Can refer to both physical and metaphorical risks (e.g., financial, social).

Wǒ我
quàn劝
nǐ你
bié别
qù去
mào冒
xiǎn险
 。

I advise you not to take risks.

Tā他
xǐ喜
huān欢
tàn探
xiǎn险
 ,
shì是
gè个
mào冒
xiǎn险
jiā家
 。

He loves exploration and is an adventurer.

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Zhè这
gè个
tóu投
zī资
fēng风
xiǎn险
tài太
gāo高
 ,
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
mào冒
xiǎn险
xíng行
wéi为
 。

This investment is too risky; it's downright reckless behavior.

Wèi为
le了
chuán传
dì递
qíng情
bào报
 ,
tā他
men们
mào冒
xiǎn险
tū突
wéi围
 。

To deliver the intelligence, they risked breaking through the encirclement.