Chinese phrase
我冒犯你了 wǒ mào fàn nǐ le
Meaning
I offended you
When to use it
This phrase admits that the speaker has offended someone. It is often used as a polite apology after words or actions cause offense.
Example dialogue
在会议上我说话太直接了，我冒犯你了，请原谅。 zài huì yì shàng wǒ shuō huà tài zhí jiē le wǒ mào fàn nǐ le qǐng yuán liàng
I was too direct in the meeting. I offended you. Please forgive me.
没关系，我理解你的意思，我们继续。 méi guān xì wǒ lí jiě nǐ de yì si wǒ men jì xù
That's all right. I understand what you meant. Let's continue.