to swindle; to cheat; to defraud
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to swindle; to cheat; to deceive
neutralOften implies deliberate deceit for financial or personal gain, causing significant harm or loss to the victim.
Yǒu有
de的
xiǎo小
fàn贩
màn漫
tiān天
yào要
jià价
，
kēng坑
piàn骗
wài外
dì地
yóu游
kè客
。
Some street vendors jack up prices to swindle out-of-town tourists.
Tā他
yǐ以
wéi为
nà那
ge个
tóu投
zī资
xiàng项
mù目
néng能
zhuàn赚
qián钱
，
jié结
guǒ果
bèi被
rén人
kēng坑
piàn骗
le了
。
He thought that investment project would make money, but in the end he was cheated.
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Zhè这
xiē些
chuán传
xiāo销
zǔ组
zhī织
zhuān专
mén门
kēng坑
piàn骗
zhōng中
lǎo老
nián年
rén人
。
These pyramid schemes specifically target and defraud middle-aged and elderly people.
Xiǎo小
xīn心
nà那
xiē些
zài在
wǎng网
luò络
shàng上
kēng坑
piàn骗
qián钱
cái财
de的
xū虚
jiǎ假
guǎng广
gào告
。
Beware of those fake online advertisements that swindle people out of their money.
Tā他
fā发
shì誓
zài再
yě也
bù不
kēng坑
piàn骗
rèn任
hé何
rén人
。
He vowed never to cheat anyone again.