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得罪

dé zuì
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

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得罪
dé zuì Verb to commit an offense; to violate the law
得罪
dé zui to offend sb; to make a faux pas

Definitions

  1. 1. to commit an offense
  2. 2. to violate the law
  3. 3. excuse me! (formal)
  4. 4. see also 得罪[dé zui]

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Word relationships

Related words

3 items
赔罪
péi zuì

to apologize

to apologize for an offense
无礼
wú lǐ

rude

rudeness that could offend
道歉
dào qiàn

to apologize

to apologize, common response to offending

Synonyms

1 item
冒犯
mào fàn

to offend

to offend someone

Usage notes

Common mistakes

Learners often confuse 得罪 (dé zuì, 'to offend') with 得最 (dé zuì), which is not a valid word; the correct characters are 得罪.

Formality

得罪 (dé zuì) as 'excuse me' is very formal and often used in polite apologies or when interrupting superiors.

Example Sentences

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我 得罪 了他，他生气了。
I offended him and he got angry.

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Child Words of 得罪

得
dé

to obtain

得
de

structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc

得
děi

to have to

罪
zuì

guilt