Chinese word

骗子

Pronunciation

Pinyinpiàn zi

Meaning

  • nounscammer

Example

那个骗子骗了很多人。nà ge piàn zi piàn le hěn duō rén

That scammer cheated many people.

Illustration for 骗子 (scammer)

More examples

很多骗子利用假网站骗取个人信息。hěn duō piàn zi lì yòng jiǎ wǎng zhàn piàn qǔ gè rén xìn xī

Many scammers use fake websites to steal personal information.

Core concept

A person who turns another person's trust into an opportunity for dishonest gain through a false story or clever trick.

Common phrases

  • 识别骗子shí bié piàn zi

    identify scammers

  • 打击骗子dǎ jī piàn zi

    crack down on scammers

  • 网上骗子wǎng shàng piàn zi

    online scammers

Similar words

诈骗者zhà piàn zhě: A person who uses dishonest methods to obtain money or other benefits from people.
诈骗犯zhà piàn fàn: A person who has committed the crime of fraud.
小偷xiǎo tōu: A person who secretly steals things that belong to other people.

Definition in Chinese

用谎言、假冒或花招使他人上当的人。yòng huǎng yán jiǎ mào huò huā zhāo shǐ tā rén shàng dàng de rén

Word origin

骗子 (piànzi, "deceiver") is formed from 骗 (piàn, "to deceive") and the noun-forming element 子 (zi, "person-forming suffix"), giving the sense of a person who deceives.

Usage tips

  • The word is stronger than a casual label for someone who tells a lie because it suggests a deliberate attempt to make another person believe something false, often for gain.

Other meanings

  • con artistnoun
  • fraudsternoun

Opposites

  • 诚实的人chéng shí de rénhonest personnoun
  • 守法的人shóu fǎ de rénlaw-abiding personnoun

Related words

  • 骗局piàn júscamnoun
  • 骗取piàn qǔswindleverb

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