Chinese word

蒙

Pronunciation

Pinyinmēng

Meaning

  • verbfool

Example

别被他蒙了。bié bèi tā mēng le

Don't let him fool you.

Illustration for 蒙 (fool)

More examples

不要轻易相信陌生人的话，以免被蒙骗。bú yào qīng yì xiāng xìn mò shēng rén de huà yí miǎn bèi mēng piàn

Do not readily believe what strangers say to avoid being deceived.

Core concept

A veil hides enough of the truth that another person reaches the wrong conclusion.

Common phrases

  • 蒙骗mēng piàn

    deceive

  • 被蒙骗bèi mēng piàn

    be deceived

Similar words

骗piàn: Deceive someone through words or actions to gain money, property, or another benefit.
欺骗qī piàn: Deliberately deceive someone by presenting false facts and causing a mistaken understanding.
误导wù dǎo: Lead someone toward a wrong judgment by giving false or misleading information.
瞒mán: Keep an important fact from someone so that the person does not learn about it.

Definition in Chinese

使他人在信息被掩盖或误导时做出错误判断，从而达到欺骗或误导的效果。shǐ tā rén zài xìn xī bèi yǎn gài huò wù dǎo shí zuò chū cuò wù pàn duàn cóng ér dá dào qī piàn huò wù dǎo de xiào guǒ

Word origin

蒙 (méng, "to cover") originally describes covering something from view, and this develops into misleading someone by hiding the truth.

Usage tips

  • English often treats fool as a clear action, but this Chinese verb also commonly describes the experience of being misled in passive sentences, so the sentence structure matters.

Opposites

  • 识破shí pòsee throughverb
  • 揭穿jiē chuānexposeverb

Related words

  • 蒙骗mēng piàndeceiveverb
  • 蒙蔽méng bìmisleadverb

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