to offend (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
冒犯 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
他的无礼言行很容易冒犯别人。 Tā de wúlǐ yánxíng hěn róngyì màofàn biérén. - His rude words and actions easily offend others.
你不应该冒犯那些你不熟悉的人。 Nǐ bù yīnggāi màofàn nàxiē nǐ bù shúxi de rén. - You shouldn't offend people you're not familiar with.
她无意中冒犯了公司的高级经理。 Tā wúyì zhōng màofàn le gōngsī de gāojí jīnglǐ. - She unintentionally offended the company's senior manager.
这种行为可能会冒犯他人的宗教信仰。 Zhè zhǒng xíngwéi kěnéng huì màofàn tārén de zōngjiào xìnyǎng. - Such behavior may offend others' religious beliefs.
请不要冒犯我的朋友。 Qǐng bùyào màofàn wǒ de péngyǒu. - Please don't offend my friend.
Characters
冒 mào - give off, send out; run a risk of |
犯 fàn - violate, disobey |