忽悠 (hū you) — to sway, to flicker, to flutter; to trick, to dupe, to con
Definition
In modern spoken Chinese, 忽悠 almost always means 'to trick or con someone with smooth talk' (他把我忽悠了 = he conned me). The literal sense of swaying/flickering (lights, flags) is rare — 闪烁 covers twinkling light, 飘扬 covers a flag in the wind.
verb
to swayto flickerto flutterto trickto dupeto con
Examples
- 忽悠，。Bié bèi tā hū you le, tā shuō de dōu bú shì zhēn de.Don't be fooled by him — nothing he says is true.
- 忽悠。Hú miàn shàng de dēng guāng qīng qīng de hū you zhe.The lights on the lake surface flickered gently.
- 忽悠，。Nǐ zhè shì zài hū you lǎo bǎi xìng, méi yǒu rén huì xiāng xìn de.You're conning the ordinary people — no one will believe it.
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