deceitful; treacherous; crafty
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
deceitful; treacherous; wickedly cunning
neutralDescribes a person who habitually uses deception and trickery for personal gain; has a strong negative connotation.
Nà那
ge个
shāng商
rén人
fēi非
cháng常
jiān奸
zhà诈
，
bù不
kě可
xìn信
rèn任
。
That merchant is very treacherous and cannot be trusted.
Tā他
yòng用
jiān奸
zhà诈
de的
shǒu手
duàn段
piàn骗
zǒu走
le了
lǎo老
rén人
de的
jī积
xù蓄
。
He used deceitful means to swindle the old man's savings.
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Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
yī一
xiē些
jiān奸
zhà诈
de的
chén臣
zǐ子
cháng常
cháng常
huò祸
luàn乱
cháo朝
gāng纲
。
Throughout history, some treacherous ministers often brought chaos to the imperial court.
Bù不
yào要
bèi被
tā他
de的
huā花
yán言
qiǎo巧
yǔ语
suǒ所
mí迷
huò惑
，
tā他
běn本
zhì质
shàng上
shì是
ge个
jiān奸
zhà诈
de的
rén人
。
Don't be fooled by his sweet words; he is essentially a deceitful person.