得罪 (dé zuì): to commit an offense; to violate the law; excuse me! (formal); see also 得罪[de2 zui5]; to offend sb; to make a faux pas; a faux pas; see also 得罪[de2 zui4]

Word info

Pinyin

dézuì

Meaning

to commit an offense; to violate the law; excuse me! (formal); see also 得罪[de2 zui5]; to offend sb; to make a faux pas; a faux pas; see also 得罪[de2 zui4]

Characters

2

Part of speech

verb

HSK level

HSK 7

Chinese explanation

• 因为说了不恰当的话或做了不恰当的事，让别人生气、不高兴或感到被冒犯
• 多用于无意中伤害他人感情或冒犯有权势的人，常带有害怕对方报复或不满的意味。