exploit friends in business; swindle acquaintances
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to exploit the trust of acquaintances in business; to swindle friends or regular customers by taking advantage of personal relationships
slangRefers to the unethical business practice of charging higher prices or cheating customers who trust the seller due to personal relationships. Commonly occurs in e-commerce, retail, and service industries where merchants exploit data or familiarity to discriminate pricing.
Yǒu有
xiē些
shāng商
jiā家
zhuān专
mén门
shā杀
shú熟
，
duì对
lǎo老
gù顾
kè客
fǎn反
ér而
yào要
jià价
gèng更
gāo高
。
Some merchants specifically exploit acquaintances, charging regular customers even higher prices.
Wǎng网
shàng上
gòu购
wù物
yào要
jǐng警
tì惕
dà大
shù数
jù据
shā杀
shú熟
。
When shopping online, one must be wary of big data price discrimination against familiar users.
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Tā他
lì利
yòng用
péng朋
you友
de的
xìn信
rèn任
shā杀
shú熟
，
jié结
guǒ果
bèi被
jiē揭
fā发
le了
。
He exploited his friend's trust to swindle them, but was eventually exposed.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
shā杀
shú熟
de的
xíng行
wéi为
tài太
bù不
dào道
dé德
le了
。
This kind of exploitative behavior is highly immoral.