得罪
Old HSK 6
得罪 (dézuì) · to offend
得罪 (dézuì) means “to offend; to displease”. It is written with 2 characters: 得 (to get) + 罪 (sin). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 得罪 is built
The characters
得 dé · to get
What 得 is made of
- 彳chì — to step with the left foot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 旦dàn — dawn
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 寸cùn — inch
Origin hint: A hand 寸 grabbing a shell 旦 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
罪 zuì · sin
What 罪 is made of
- 罒wǎng — net
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 非fēi — not
Example sentences
我不想得罪任何人。Wǒ bù xiǎng dézuì rènhé rén.I don't want to offend anyone.
他说话太直，得罪了不少人。Tā shuōhuà tài zhí, dézuì le bùshǎo rén.He's too blunt and has offended quite a few people.
Questions about 得罪
What does 得罪 mean?
得罪 (dézuì) means “to offend; to displease”.
How do you pronounce 得罪?
得罪 is pronounced dézuì.
Which HSK level is 得罪?
得罪 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 得到dédàoto get
- 记得jìdeto remember
- 觉得juédeto feel
- 得出déchūto reach (a result)
- 懂得dǒngdeto understand
- 取得qǔdéto get
- 不得不bùdébùto have to
- 得分défēnto score
- 认得rèndeto know
- 显得xiǎndeto seem
Learn 得罪 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 41: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.