冒昧 meaning in English

màomèi

bold; presumptuous

HSK 7-9adjective18 strokes

Meaning of 冒昧

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

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

Stroke order for each character

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冒 mào · to emit · 9 strokes

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昧 mèi · dark · 9 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 冒昧.

感冒gǎnmàoto catch cold; (common) cold
冒险màoxiǎnto take risks; to take chances
冒犯màofànto offend
冒充màochōngto feign; to pretend to be
假冒jiǎmàoto impersonate; to pose as (someone else)
冒出来màochūláito emerge; to pop up; to spring forth; to appear from nowhere
冒烟màoyānto discharge smoke; to fume with rage
冒牌màopáifake; impostor
冒牌货màopáihuòfake goods; imitation
愚昧yúmèiignorant; uneducated; ignorance
暧昧àimèivague; ambiguous
傻冒shǎmàovariant of 傻帽[sha3 mao4]

Questions about 冒昧

What does 冒昧 mean?

冒昧 (màomèi) means "bold; presumptuous" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 冒昧?

冒昧 is made of 2 characters: 冒 (9 strokes), 昧 (9 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.

Is 冒昧 an HSK word?

Yes. 冒昧 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.