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冒昧

mào mèi

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

冒昧 (mào mèi) means "bold; presumptuous; to take the liberty of". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 冒昧 means

1. bold
2. presumptuous
3. to take the liberty of

The characters in 冒昧

• 冒màoto emit; to give off; to send out (or up, forth); to brave; to face; (bound form) reckless
• 昧mèito conceal; dark

Words containing 冒昧

• 恕我冒昧shù wǒ mào mèiif I may be so bold
• 不揣冒昧bù chuǎi mào mèito venture to; to presume to; to take the liberty of

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