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piàn

deceive

Usage note

表示用假话或假动作让别人相信。

piàn biǎo shì yòng jiǎ huà huò jiǎ dòng zuò ràng bié rén xiāng xìn。

骗 means to deceive or trick someone.

Context note

常用于提醒、警告和描述坏行为。

piàn cháng yòng yú tí xǐng 、 jǐng gào hé miáo shù huài xíng wéi。

It is often used in warnings and descriptions of bad behavior.

5 examples

不要人。
bú yào piàn rén。
Don't lie to people.
了我。
tā piàn le wǒ。
He tricked me.
这不是你的。
zhè bú shì piàn nǐ de。
I'm not tricking you.
小心不要被
xiǎo xīn bú yào bèi piàn。
Be careful not to get tricked.
他说的话像是在我。
tā shuō de huà xiàng shì zài piàn wǒ。
What he said seems like a lie to me.

5 mini stories

他差点被了钱。
tā chà diǎn bèi piàn le qián。
He almost got tricked out of his money.
老师告诉大家不要人。
lǎo shī gào sù dà jiā bú yào piàn rén。
The teacher told everyone not to lie.
看到假消息时,要小心被
kàn dào jiǎ xiāo xī shí, yào xiǎo xīn bèi piàn。
When you see fake news, be careful not to be fooled.
她发现自己被后很生气。
tā fā xiàn zì jǐ bèi piàn hòu hěn shēng qì。
She was angry after realizing she had been tricked.
他从不朋友。
tā cóng bú piàn péng yǒu。
He never lies to friends.

Mini dialogue

不要骗人

A
他说他会飞,你信吗?
Tā shuō tā huì fēi, nǐ xìn ma?
He says he can fly, do you believe it?
B
不信,他是在人。
Bù xìn, tā shì zài piàn rén.
No, he is deceiving people.

诚实很重要

A
人是不对的。
Piàn rén shì bù duì de.
Deceiving others is wrong.
B
对,我们要做诚实的孩子。
Duì, wǒmen yào zuò chéngshí de háizi.
Right, we should be honest children.

Related words and contrasts

similar
欺骗
qī piàn
to deceive; to cheat

欺骗 is a more formal word for deceive, similar to 骗.

opposite
诚实
chéng shí
honest

诚实 means honest, the opposite of 骗 (to deceive).

related
上当
shàng dàng
to be fooled

上当 means to be tricked, often as a result of someone 骗 you.

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