冒犯 meaning in English

màofàn

to offend

HSK 7-9verb14 strokes

Meaning of 冒犯

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

màofàn
  1. to offend

冒犯 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

你nǐ的de行xíng为wéi已yǐ经jīng冒mào犯fàn了le他tā的de尊zūn严yán。
Your action has offended his dignity.
我wǒ没méi有yǒu想xiǎng要yào冒mào犯fàn谁shuí。
I didn't mean to hurt anybody.
我wǒ不bù想xiǎng冒mào犯fàn任rèn何hé人rén。
I didn't mean to offend anyone.
他tā的de行xíng为wéi冒mào犯fàn了le我wǒ。
I was offended by his behavior.
我wǒ没méi想xiǎng冒mào犯fàn她tā的de。
I didn't mean to insult her.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

冒 mào · to emit · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

犯 fàn · to violate · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Related words

Words that share a character with 冒犯.

感冒gǎnmàoto catch cold; (common) cold
犯罪fànzuìto commit a crime; crime; offense
侵犯qīnfànto infringe on; to encroach on
犯规fànguīto break the rules; an illegality
冒险màoxiǎnto take risks; to take chances
罪犯zuìfàncriminal
囚犯qiúfànprisoner; convict
冒昧màomèibold; presumptuous
冒充màochōngto feign; to pretend to be
触犯chùfànto violate; to offend
假冒jiǎmàoto impersonate; to pose as (someone else)
犯愁fànchóuto worry; to be anxious

Questions about 冒犯

What does 冒犯 mean?

冒犯 (màofàn) means "to offend" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 冒犯?

冒犯 is made of 2 characters: 冒 (9 strokes), 犯 (5 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.

Is 冒犯 an HSK word?

Yes. 冒犯 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.