swindler; con artist
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
traditional itinerant swindler
Historically referred to individuals who traveled and used tricks like selling fake medicine to make a living.
Jiù旧
shí时
de的
miào庙
huì会
shàng上
cháng常
yǒu有
jiāng江
hú湖
piàn骗
zi子
bǎi摆
tān摊
mài卖
jiǎ假
yào药
。
In old temple fairs, there were often itinerant swindlers setting up stalls to sell fake medicine.
Zhè这
ge个
gù故
shi事
jiǎng讲
de的
shì是
yī一
ge个
jiāng江
hú湖
piàn骗
zi子
rú如
hé何
yòng用
zhàng障
yǎn眼
fǎ法
piàn骗
rén人
。
This story is about how a traditional con artist used sleight of hand to deceive people.
noun
swindler; con artist; charlatan
informalA broad, modern term for any person who engages in brazen deception or fraud for personal gain.
Bié别
xiāng相
xìn信
tā他
，
tā他
gēn根
běn本
jiù就
shì是
ge个
jiāng江
hú湖
piàn骗
zi子
。
Don't believe him; he's nothing but a con artist.
Nà那
ge个
zì自
chēng称
néng能
tóu投
zī资
fān翻
bèi倍
de的
zhuān专
jiā家
bèi被
jiē揭
chuān穿
shì是
ge个
jiāng江
hú湖
piàn骗
zi子
。
That so-called expert who claimed he could double your investment was exposed as a fraud.
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Zài在
wǎng网
luò络
shàng上
yào要
xiǎo小
xīn心
nà那
xiē些
jiāng江
hú湖
piàn骗
zi子
。
Be careful of those swindlers on the internet.