得罪

HSK 7-9

dézuì

offend; irritate; alienate someone

to make a faux pas; a faux pas; see also 得罪[de2 zui4]

他不小心说错了话，得罪了老板。

tā bù xìngbān shuō cuò le huà, dézuì le lǎobǎn.

By accident, he said something wrong, offending his boss

她在聚会上说了一个不恰当的笑话，得罪了很多人。

tā zài jù huì shàng shuō le yīgè bù dāng dàng de xiào huà, dézuì le hěn duō rén.

At the party, she told an inappropriate joke and offended many people