swindle; cheat; deceive
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to swindle; to cheat; to deceive (by underhanded means)
informalOften used to describe dishonest business practices where customers are tricked into buying inferior goods or services. The combination of 坑 (to trap/harm) and 蒙 (to deceive) emphasizes a two-step process of setting a trap and then misleading the victim.
Nà那
jiā家
hēi黑
xīn心
shāng商
diàn店
jīng经
cháng常
yǐ以
cì次
chōng充
hǎo好
，
kēng坑
mēng蒙
gù顾
kè客
。
That unscrupulous store often passes off inferior goods as quality ones, swindling its customers.
Tā他
lì利
yòng用
rén人
men们
de的
tóng同
qíng情
xīn心
jìn进
xíng行
kēng坑
mēng蒙
guǎi拐
piàn骗
。
He exploits people's sympathy to carry out swindles and fraud.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
lǚ旅
yóu游
tuán团
chún纯
cuì粹
shì是
wèi为
le了
kēng坑
mēng蒙
wài外
dì地
yóu游
kè客
。
This kind of tour group exists purely to cheat out-of-town tourists.