How to say “take risks” in Chinese
take risks, venture
“Take risks” in Chinese is 冒险, mào xiǎn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
冒险 is read mào xiǎn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
At the bottom, 目 — “eye”.
On the left, 阝 “hill, cliff”. The right part is the same as in 脸 liǎn and 检 jiǎn.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “冒险”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 冒险. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这样做太冒险了zhèyàngzuòtàimàoxiǎnleDoing it this way is too risky.
More words from the lesson “Impulse and risk”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “take risks” in Chinese?
“Take risks” in Chinese is 冒险, pinyin màoxiǎn.
What does 冒险 mean?
冒险 (màoxiǎn) means “take risks, venture”.
How do you write 冒险?
冒险 is 2 characters: 冒 (mào) — stick out; risk; 险 (xiǎn) — dangerous; risk. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 冒险?
冒险 is read màoxiǎn. Tones: mào — fourth tone, xiǎn — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“take risks” in the lesson “Impulse and risk”
This word is from the topic “Character and behavior” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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