deceive; tease; play a trick on
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to deceive; to trick; to kid
dialectCommon in dialectal or informal speech. Often implies light-hearted deception or teasing, not necessarily malicious.
Nǐ你
bié别
hǒng哄
nòng弄
wǒ我
，
wǒ我
zǎo早
jiù就
zhī知
dào道
zhēn真
xiàng相
le了
。
Don't try to deceive me; I've known the truth for a long time.
Zhè这
hái孩
zi子
jiù就
ài爱
hǒng哄
nòng弄
rén人
，
shuō说
xiē些
bù不
zháo着
biān边
de的
huà话
。
This kid loves to trick people by saying nonsense.
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Wǒ我
chà差
diǎn点
er儿
bèi被
tā他
hǒng哄
nòng弄
le了
，
hái还
hǎo好
wèn问
le了
yī一
xià下
bié别
rén人
。
I was almost fooled by him; luckily, I asked someone else.