zhà

common
verb

Meaning of

诈 means to deceive; to swindle; to trick; to pretend; to feign; to fake. Pronounced zhà.

  • to deceive; to swindle; to trick
  • to pretend; to feign; to fake
  • to probe with trick questions; to try to get someone to talk

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Definitions & Examples

yòng
huǎng
yán
zhà
le
lǎo
rén
de
quán
 

He swindled the old man out of all his savings with lies.

Shāng
jiā
yòng
jiǎ
xiāo
shǒu
duàn
zhà
cái
de
xíng
wéi
bèi
guāng
le
 

A merchant's fraudulent profit-seeking behavior via fake promotions was exposed.

Bīng
yàn
zhà
shì
dài
cháng
yòng
de
jūn
shì
lvè
 

Deception in war is not a disgrace is a commonly used ancient military strategy.

yào
bèi
bié
rén
de
huā
yán
qiǎo
zhà
 

Do not be deceived by other people's smooth-talking lies.

piàn
zi
kào
zhà
yíng
le
qián
 

That swindler won a large sum of money by cheating at gambling.