Definition & Meaning

deceive; cheat; dupe; hoodwink

Word usage

qī piàn

欺 骗

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v.deceive; cheat; dupe; hoodwink
- fǎn dòng pài xiǎng chū gè zhǒng huā yàng lái qī piàn rén mín
  反动派想出各种花样来欺骗人民。
  The reactionaries cooked up various schemes to deceive the people.
- nà ge guó huì yì yuán yòng huā yán qiǎo yǔ lái qī piàn xuǎn mín
  那个国会议员用花言巧语来欺骗选民。
  The congressman dressed up his statements to deceive the voters.
- nǐ bù yào yòng xū jiǎ de huǎng yán qī piàn dà jiā
  你不要用虚假的谎言欺骗大家。
  Don't deceive everyone with false lies.
- qī piàn gù kè
  欺骗顾客
  befuddle customers
- qī piàn zì jǐ
  欺骗自己
  self deceiving
- qī piàn gōng zhòng
  欺骗公众
  commit a fraud upon the public
- xiāng hù qī piàn
  相互欺骗
  cheat each other
- wǒ hǎo xiǎng nǐ què qī piàn zì jǐ
  我好想你，却欺骗自己。
  I miss you so much, but I deceive myself.
- wǒ men kàn cuò le shì jiè què shuō tā qī piàn wǒ men
  我们看错了世界，却说它欺骗我们。
  We read the world wrong and say that it deceives us.
synonym
zhà piàn诈骗 qī zhà欺诈 piàn qǔ骗取 mēng piàn蒙骗 yòu piàn诱骗 hǒng piàn哄骗 qī mán欺瞒 mán piàn瞒骗 zhà qī诈欺 kuáng piàn诳骗 gùn piàn棍骗 qī kuáng欺诳
antonym
zhēn chéng真诚 chéng shí诚实

Word usage

Note
"欺骗" is different from "哄骗" and "诈骗". The purpose of "哄骗" is to induce people to be fooled; the purpose of "诈骗" is to seek money from people, and the targets are mostly individuals or units. The scope and objects of "欺骗" are broader, including individuals, collectives, and even the entire society and the world, with various purposes.

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