# 冒昧 (màomèi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 冒昧 (màomèi) means “presumptuous; to take the liberty”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: presumptuous; to take the liberty
- Pinyin: màomèi (mao4 mei4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 冒昧问一下，您今年多大？
  Màomèi wèn yīxià, nín jīnnián duō dà?
  May I take the liberty of asking your age?

## Characters

- [冒](https://hanziro.com/word/mao-emit/) (mào): to emit; to give off
- 昧 (mèi): to conceal; dark

https://hanziro.com/word/mao-mei-presumptuous/

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