Chinese word

欺骗

Pronunciation

Pinyinqī piàn

Meaning

  • verbdeceive

Example

别让他欺骗你。bié ràng tā qī piàn nǐ

Don't let him deceive you.

Illustration for 欺骗 (deceive)

More examples

警方发现有人利用网络欺骗老年人。jǐng fāng fā xiàn yǒu rén lì yòng wǎng luò qī piàn lǎo nián rén

Police discovered someone using the internet to deceive elderly people.

Core concept

A deliberate false story or appearance leads someone to a mistaken belief or choice that serves the deceiver.

Common phrases

  • 被骗子欺骗bèi piàn zi qī piàn

    be deceived by a scammer

  • 用谎言欺骗别人yòng huǎng yán qī piàn bié rén

    deceive others with lies

Similar words

骗piàn: To trick someone with words or actions into believing something false.
诈骗zhà piàn: To use a planned scheme to obtain someone's money by deceiving them.
误导wù dǎo: To cause someone to make a wrong judgment by giving inaccurate information.
欺瞒qī mán: To keep someone from knowing the truth by hiding or falsifying facts.

Definition in Chinese

通过制造假象或谎言，使他人接受错误的信息以达到自己的目的tōng guò zhì zào jiǎ xiàng huò huǎng yán shǐ tā rén jiē shòu cuò wù de xìn xī yǐ dá dào zì jǐ de mù dì

Word origin

欺 (qī, "to deceive") and 骗 (piàn, "to trick or swindle") are combined to give a compact word for misleading someone through a deliberate trick.

Usage tips

  • The word can describe a single false statement or a longer scheme, so it is not limited to money or business situations.

Other meanings

  • swindleverb
  • misleadverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 欺骗者qī piàn zhěscammernoun

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