冒犯 (mào fàn) — to offend (someone); to affront
Definition
冒犯 is a more formal word for 'to offend' someone's dignity or feelings. 得罪 is the everyday spoken equivalent; 触犯 is reserved for breaking laws/rules. Mostly used in writing or formal speech.
verb
to offend (someone)to affront
Examples
- ，冒犯。Wǒ bù xiǎo xīn shuō cuò le huà, mào fàn le tā.I accidentally said the wrong thing and offended him.
- 冒犯，。Tā jué de zì jǐ bèi mào fàn le, hěn bù gāo xìng.He felt offended and was very unhappy.
- 冒犯。Nǐ zhè yàng shuō huì mào fàn hěn duō rén de.Saying that will offend a lot of people.
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