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冒犯 (mào fàn): To offend (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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冒 • mào • to emit, to risk, to counterfeit
mào冒

to emit, to risk, to counterfeit

犯 • fàn • to violate, to offend, to commit (a crime or mistake)
fàn犯

to violate, to offend, to commit (a crime or mistake)

Word Info

Pinyinmào fàn
Meaningto offend
Characters2
SyntaxVerb

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 冒犯.

  • 安置ān zhìarrange for; find a place for
  • 把手bǎ shǒuhandle; holder; hand; knob
  • 报销bào xiāosubmit an expense account; apply for reimbursement; claim a refund
  • 操作cāo zuòoperate; manipulate; handle
  • 背诵bèi sòngrecite; repeat from memory; say by heart
  • 拔苗助长bá miáo zhù zhǎngpull up a seedling in the mistaken hope of helping it to grow
  • 被告bèi gàodefendant; the accused
  • 霸道bà dàostrong; potent
  • 步伐bù fástep; pace
  • 残酷cán kùcruel; brutal; ruthless
  • 部位bù wèiposition; place; location
  • 保守bǎo shǒuconservative
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 冒犯.

Words with 冒
  • 感冒gǎn màoto catch a cold
  • 冒险mào xiǎntake a risk; adventure
  • 冒充mào chōngpretend to be; pass somebody or something off as
假冒
jiǎ mào
Fake
  • 冒昧mào mèiBold
  • 冒失mào shirash; reckless
  • 冒汗mào hànto sweat, to perspire
  • 冒泡mào pàoto bubble; to surface briefly (online)
  • Words with 犯
    • 侵犯qīn fànencroach on; infringe upon
    • 罪犯zuìfàncriminal; offender; culprit
    • 触犯chù fànoffend; violate; go against
    • 囚犯qiú fànPrisoner / convict
    • 犯愁fàn chóuworry / be anxious about
    • 犯罪fàn zuìCrime
    • 犯规fàn guīFoul
    • 主犯zhǔ fànprincipal offender; main culprit
    4.

    How to Use 冒犯 in Sentences

    Verb + Complementwith感到
    gǎn感
    dào到
    mào冒
    fàn犯
    neutral
    feel offended
    Adjective + Nounwith话
    mào冒
    fàn犯
    de的
    huà话
    Adverb + Verbwith无意
    wú无
    yì意
    mào冒
    fàn犯
    Verb + Objectwith别人
    mào冒
    fàn犯
    bié别
    rén人
    5.

    Example Sentences with 冒犯

    duì对
    bù不
    qǐ起
    ,
    wǒ我
    bú不
    shì
    neutral
    offensive words
    neutral
    unintentional offense
    neutral
    offend others
    是
    gù故
    yì意
    mào冒
    fàn犯
    nǐ你
    de的
    。
    Sorry, I didn't mean to offend you.
    tā他
    jiān尖
    ruì锐
    de的
    píng评
    lùn论
    wú无
    yì意
    zhōng中
    mào冒
    fàn犯
    le了
    zài在
    chǎng场
    de的
    jǐ几
    wèi位
    zī资
    shēn深
    zhuān专
    jiā家
    。
    His sharp comments inadvertently offended several senior experts present.
    rú如
    guǒ果
    nǐ你
    jué觉
    de得
    wǒ我
    de的
    wèn问
    tí题
    mào冒
    fàn犯
    le了
    nǐ你
    ,
    wǒ我
    zhēn真
    chéng诚
    dì地
    dào道
    qiàn歉
    。
    If you feel my question offended you, I sincerely apologize.
    tā他
    shuō说
    huà话
    tài太
    zhí直
    jiē接
    ,
    yǒu有
    shí时
    huì会
    mào冒
    fàn犯
    bié别
    ren人
    。
    He speaks too directly and sometimes offends others.
    nán难
    dào道
    nǐ你
    bú不
    rèn认
    wéi为
    zhè这
    zhǒng种
    kè刻
    bǎn板
    yìn印
    xiàng象
    huì会
    yán严
    zhòng重
    mào冒
    fàn犯
    zhěng整
    gè个
    qún群
    tǐ体
    ma吗
    ?
    Don't you think this stereotype seriously offends the entire group?