deceive; cheat; hoodwink
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to deceive; to cheat; to hoodwink
formalA formal term describing the act of intentionally hiding the truth to mislead someone for personal gain or advantage.
Qǐ企
yè业
bù不
dé得
yòng用
xū虚
jiǎ假
guǎng广
gào告
qī欺
méng蒙
xiāo消
fèi费
zhě者
。
Companies must not deceive consumers with false advertising.
Tā他
shì试
tú图
qī欺
méng蒙
shěn审
jì计
yuán员
，
dàn但
zuì最
zhōng终
hái还
shì是
bèi被
fā发
xiàn现
le了
。
He tried to hoodwink the auditor, but was ultimately found out.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
qī欺
méng蒙
xíng行
wéi为
yán严
zhòng重
sǔn损
hài害
le了
gōng公
sī司
de的
xìn信
yù誉
。
This deceptive act severely damaged the company's reputation.
Tā他
yǐ以
wéi为
zì自
jǐ己
cōng聪
míng明
，
néng能
qī欺
méng蒙
suǒ所
yǒu有
rén人
，
dàn但
shì事
shí实
bìng并
fēi非
rú如
cǐ此
。
He thought he was smart enough to deceive everyone, but that wasn't the case.