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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 冒险

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
冒险 mào xiǎn - to take risks
- to take chances
- foray
- adventure

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
5 7 1,542 6,147 4,700

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
冒 mào- surname Mao
冒 mào- to emit; to give off; to send out (or up, forth)
- to brave; to face
- (bound form) reckless
- to falsely adopt (sb's identity etc); to feign
- (literary) to cover
冒 mào- old variant of 冒[mao4]
险 xiǎn- danger
- dangerous
- rugged

Other Words Containing 冒险

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
冒险 5 7 1,542 6,147 4,700
冒险家 - - 18,722 53,909 43,624
冒险主义 - - 68,065 - -