冒犯

màofàn

verb HSK 7-9 #2,612

Meanings

1 to offend
2 to affront

Characters

to risk; to offend

to violate; to offend

Examples

HSK 3

这句话可能会冒犯一些人。

Zhè jù huà kěnéng huì màofàn yìxiē rén.

This remark might offend some people.

HSK 4

对不起，我不是故意冒犯你的。

Duìbuqǐ, wǒ búshì gùyì màofàn nǐ de.

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend you.

Tips

register

冒犯 is relatively formal. In casual speech, people more often say 得罪. 冒犯 often appears in polite apologies: 如有冒犯，请见谅.

Stroke Order

冒 mào

犯 fàn