deceive; hoodwink; pass off
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to deceive; to hoodwink; to mislead by false pretenses; to pass off (as genuine)
neutralCommonly used in the idiom 蒙混过关 (to get through a checkpoint or situation by deception). Carries a negative connotation of intentional deceit.
Tā他
yòng用
jiǎ假
zhèng证
jiàn件
méng蒙
hùn混
guò过
guān关
。
He used fake documents to get through the checkpoint by deception.
Bié别
xiǎng想
méng蒙
hùn混
guò过
qù去
，
wǒ我
dōu都
zhī知
dào道
le了
。
Don't think you can just bluff your way through this; I already know everything.
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Tā他
shì试
tú图
méng蒙
hùn混
gōng公
zhòng众
，
dàn但
hěn很
kuài快
bèi被
jiē揭
chuān穿
le了
。
He tried to deceive the public, but was quickly exposed.