Definition & Meaning

hoax; fraud; swindle; a put-up job

Word usage

piàn jú

骗 局

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n.hoax; fraud; swindle; a put-up job
- hé píng de piàn jú
  和平的骗局
  peace hoax
- cān yù piàn jú
  参与骗局
  be a party to a deceit
- shí pò piàn jú
  识破骗局
  detect a deception
- jiē chuān piàn jú
  揭穿骗局
  expose a fraud
- zhèng zhì piàn jú
  政治骗局
  a political fraud
- nà piàn jú méi bèi fā xiàn
  那骗局没被发现。
  The fraud escaped detection.
- rú guǒ nǐ jué de zhè shì yī gè piàn jú nǐ shì duō xīn le
  如果你觉得这是一个骗局，你是多心了。
  If you think it 's a hoax, you're off base.
synonym
xiàn jǐng陷阱 quān tào圈套 láo lóng牢笼

Word usage

common measure word
"骗局" is often matched with measure word "场".
- 一场骗局
  one fraud

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