take the bait; fall for a trap
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesverb
(of a fish) to take the bait; to get hooked
Describes the literal action of a fish biting a hook and being caught.
Yú鱼
shàng上
gōu钩
le了
，
kuài快
lā拉
gān竿
！
The fish took the bait, pull the rod quickly!
Wǒ我
men们
děng等
le了
liǎng两
gè个
xiǎo小
shí时
cái才
yǒu有
yī一
tiáo条
yú鱼
shàng上
gōu钩
。
We waited two hours before a single fish got hooked.
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Tā他
gǎn感
jué觉
dào到
yú鱼
xiàn线
dòng动
le了
，
zhī知
dào道
yǒu有
yú鱼
shàng上
gōu钩
le了
。
He felt the fishing line move and knew a fish had taken the bait.
verb
to fall for a trap; to be lured and deceived; to take the bait (figurative)
Figurative usage describing a person being tricked, deceived, or falling into a trap set by someone else.
Bié别
qīng轻
yì易
shàng上
gōu钩
，
zhè这
kě可
néng能
shì是
gè个
piàn骗
jú局
。
Don't take the bait easily—this might be a scam.
Tā他
shàng上
le了
piàn骗
zi子
de的
gōu钩
，
sǔn损
shī失
le了
shí十
wàn万
yuán元
。
He fell for the scammer's trap and lost one hundred thousand yuan.
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Dí敌
rén人
shè设
xià下
quān圈
tào套
xiǎng想
ràng让
wǒ我
men们
shàng上
gōu钩
。
The enemy set a trap trying to get us to take the bait.
Tā他
zhōng终
yú于
shàng上
gōu钩
le了
，
wǒ我
men们
kě可
yǐ以
shōu收
wǎng网
le了
。
He finally took the bait; we can close the net.