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得罪 dézuì

得罪 dézuì Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 7 English Translations of the word 得罪 dézuì .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
dézuì | de2 zui4
English translation
to commit an offense
to violate the law
excuse me! (formal)
see also 得罪 dézuì [dé zuì]
to offend somebody
to make a faux pas
a faux pas

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Traditional form

得罪 dézuì

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 得罪 dézuì

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Type

ideographic

Explanation

Originally written as . Depicts a hand ( cùn ) grabbing a shell ( bèi ), used as currency in ancient China, to convey the meaning "get". The chì (movement) component was added later.

Positional decomposition

chì 旦寸

Number of Strokes

11
zuì

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. wǎng represents the meaning and Fēi represents the sound.

Positional decomposition

罒非

Number of Strokes

13

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Example sentences using 得罪 dézuì

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马上 mǎshàng jiù 知道 zhīdào chuǎng le 大祸 dà huò ,得罪 dézuì le rén .

Immediately he thought he had committed a fatal offense.

尽量少得罪人

I try to offend the least amount of people possible.

说话 shuōhuà 没个轻重 qīng zhòng 得罪 dézuì le 许多 xǔduō rén

He had alienated many people with his tactless remarks.

得罪 dézuì Decomposition

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得罪 dézuì Compounds

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