上当 (shàng dàng) — to be taken in; to be fooled; to be duped

Definition

上当 (shàng dàng) means 'to be taken in / fooled' — focuses on falling into a trick. 近义词受骗 is more formal and general ('to be deceived').

verb

to be taken into be fooledto be duped

上当，。
Qiān wàn bié shàng dàng, nà shì gè piàn jú.
Don't get fooled — that's a scam.
，。
Wǒ shàng guò tā de dāng, bú huì zài xìn le.
I was fooled by him before and won't trust him again.
上当。
Wǎng shàng mǎi dōng xī hěn róng yì shàng dàng.
It's easy to be duped when shopping online.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

上 is go into and 当 is trap or scheme, giving the sense of being deceived.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

上 is drawn as a short horizontal line placed above a longer arc, marking a position above that arc.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 當; 当 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

尚

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 當 combines 田 (field) with 尚; the evidence describes fields facing each other.

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