kuáng

诳

Character · VerbTraditional誑

deceive; tease

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to deceive; to lie to; to fool

neutral

Used for deliberately telling falsehoods to mislead someone.

Tā他
zǒng总
ài爱
shuō说
kuáng诳
yǔ语
piàn骗
rén人
 。

He always likes to tell lies to deceive people.

Nǐ你
bié别
kuáng诳
wǒ我
 ,
wǒ我
zhī知
dào道
shì事
shí实
bù不
shì是
zhè这
yàng样
 。

Don't fool me, I know the truth isn't like this.

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Tā他
yòng用
jiǎ假
xiāo消
xī息
kuáng诳
qǔ取
le了
tā她
de的
xìn信
rèn任
 。

He used false information to deceive her into trusting him.

2.

verb

to tease; to joke around with; to banter

dialect

A dialectal usage, often playful and without malicious intent.

Bié别
dàng当
zhēn真
 ,
tā他
shì是
hé和
nǐ你
kuáng诳
zhe着
wán玩
lī哩
 。

Don't take it seriously, he's just teasing you for fun.

Tā他
men们
liǎ俩
jīng经
cháng常
hù互
xiāng相
kuáng诳
 ,
gǎn感
qíng情
hěn很
hǎo好
 。

The two of them often joke around with each other and have a great relationship.

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Tā他
jiù就
shì是
zuǐ嘴
ba巴
kuáng诳
 ,
xīn心
yǎn眼
bù不
huài坏
 。

He just has a teasing mouth, his heart isn't bad.