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冒犯

HSK 7-9Word · Verb

offend; give offense

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to offend; to affront; to give offense

formal

常用于因言行不当而得罪或伤害他人的感情。语气正式,有时用于礼貌性道歉的语境。

Wǒ我
wú无
yì意
mào冒
fàn犯
nín您
 ,
zhǐ只
shì是
xiǎng想
biǎo表
dá达
wǒ我
de的
kàn看
fǎ法
 。

I didn't mean to offend you; I just wanted to express my opinion.

Tā他
de的
wán玩
xiào笑
huà话
kě可
néng能
mào冒
fàn犯
le了
yī一
xiē些
tóng同
shì事
 。

His joking remarks may have offended some colleagues.

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Wǒ我
tì替
tā他
xiàng向
nín您
dào道
qiàn歉
 ,
tā他
nián年
qīng轻
bù不
dǒng懂
shì事
 ,
duō多
yǒu有
mào冒
fàn犯
 。

I apologize on his behalf; he's young and inexperienced and was quite offensive.

Qǐng请
wù勿
zài在
mǐn敏
gǎn感
huà话
tí题
shàng上
mào冒
fàn犯
tā他
rén人
 。

Please avoid offending others on sensitive topics.