Chinese word

骗人

Pronunciation

Pinyinpiàn rén

Meaning

  • verbdeceive

Example

他总是骗人，不要信他。tā zǒng shì piàn rén bú yào xìn tā

He is always deceiving people, so do not believe him.

Illustration for 骗人 (deceive)

More examples

她为了钱对别人骗人，最后被警方抓住了。tā wèi le qián duì bié rén piàn rén zuì hòu bèi jǐng fāng zhuā zhù le

She deceived others for money and was eventually arrested by the police.

Core concept

Words or actions that steer someone toward a belief that is not true.

Common phrases

  • 用花言巧语骗人yòng huā yán qiáo yǔ piàn rén

    deceive with sweet talk

  • 编故事骗人biān gù shì piàn rén

    deceive with made-up stories

  • 通过谎言骗人tōng guò huǎng yán piàn rén

    deceive with lies

Similar words

说谎shuō huǎng: Telling an untrue story on purpose to mislead someone.
欺骗qī piàn: Using hidden or false information to make someone trust what is untrue.
骗取piàn qǔ: Using deception to get money, goods, or another benefit.
误导wù dǎo: Leading someone toward a wrong judgment or action with faulty information.

Definition in Chinese

用不真实的说法或行为使别人误信，既可指开玩笑的欺骗，也可指取利的欺诈。yòng bù zhēn shí de shuō fǎ huò xíng wéi shǐ bié rén wù xìn jì kě zhǐ kāi wán xiào de qī piàn yě kě zhǐ qǔ lì de qī zhà

Word origin

The compound places 骗 (piàn, "to trick") before 人 (rén, "person"), making the person who is misled the direct focus of the action.

Usage tips

  • The word normally describes the person doing the misleading, not the person who believes the false story, a role distinction that English learners can miss when translating sentence by sentence.

Opposites

  • 说真话shuō zhēn huàtell the truthverb

Related words

  • 骗子piàn ziscammernoun
  • 骗局piàn júscamnoun
  • 骗取piàn qǔobtain by deceptionverb

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