# 冒险 (màoxiǎn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 冒险 (màoxiǎn) means “to take risks; to take chances; foray”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to take risks; to take chances; foray
- Pinyin: màoxiǎn (mao4 xian3)
- Traditional: 冒險
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 恶劣天气下我们不该冒险登山。
  Èliè tiānqì xià wǒmen bù gāi màoxiǎn dēngshān.
  In bad weather, we should not take the risk of climbing the mountain.

## Characters

- [冒](https://hanziro.com/word/mao-emit/) (mào): to emit; to give off
- [险](https://hanziro.com/word/xian-danger/) (xiǎn): danger; dangerous

https://hanziro.com/word/mao-xian-take-risks/

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