deceive by a trick; swindle
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to deceive by a trick; to swindle; to con
formalEmphasizes a premeditated, elaborate scam or trick designed to defraud someone, often involving a staged scenario or conspiracy. Has a formal/literary register.
Nà那
ge个
zhà诈
piàn骗
tuán团
huǒ伙
zhuān专
mén门
jú局
piàn骗
lǎo老
nián年
rén人
de的
qián钱
cái财
。
That fraud gang specifically swindles money from elderly people using tricks.
Tā他
bèi被
rén人
jú局
piàn骗
，
sǔn损
shī失
le了
yī一
dà大
bǐ笔
qián钱
。
He was tricked and swindled out of a large sum of money.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
jú局
piàn骗
shǒu手
duàn段
xiàn现
zài在
yī依
rán然
cún存
zài在
。
This ancient type of scam still exists today.