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 2

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.

HSK 2

这句话可能会冒犯一些人。

Zhè jù huà kěnéng huì màofàn yīxiē rén.

This remark might offend some people.

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