mán
谩
deceive; hoodwink
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to deceive; to hoodwink; to trick
literaryThis meaning is used exclusively in formal literary or written contexts, not in daily spoken Chinese.
Tā他
mán谩
shàng上
mán瞒
xià下
，
zuì最
zhōng终
bà败
lù露
le了
zuì罪
xíng行
。
He deceived both his superiors and subordinates, and finally his crimes were exposed.
Bù不
yào要
bèi被
huā花
yán言
qiǎo巧
yǔ语
suǒ所
mán谩
piàn骗
。
Do not be deceived by sweet-talking rhetoric.
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Gǔ古
dài代
shǐ史
shū书
lǐ里
jì记
zǎi载
le了
bù不
shǎo少
quán权
chén臣
mán谩
jūn君
de的
àn案
lì例
。
Many cases of powerful officials deceiving emperors are recorded in ancient history books.
Tā他
mán谩
cí辞
xū虚
yǔ语
，
wú无
fǎ法
qǔ取
xìn信
yú于
rén人
。
He used deceptive and empty words and could not win people's trust.
Zhè这
chǎng场
piàn骗
jú局
mán谩
piàn骗
le了
dà大
liàng量
mín民
zhòng众
de的
qián钱
cái财
。
This scam hoodwinked a large amount of money from ordinary people.