哄骗 (hǒng piàn) — to deceive, to hoodwink, to dupe
Definition
哄骗 means to deceive or dupe someone, often through sweet talk or tricks, with a stronger sense of being fooled than 骗 alone. Common in the passive 别被…哄骗了 ('don't be taken in').
verb
to deceiveto hoodwinkto dupe
Examples
- 哄骗。Tā jīng cháng yòng huǎng yán hǒng piàn bié rén.He often uses lies to deceive others.
- 哄骗。Bié bèi tā de huā yán qiǎo yǔ hǒng piàn le.Don't be deceived by his sweet talk.
- 哄骗。Zhè zhǒng piàn jú hěn róng yì hǒng piàn rén.This kind of scam easily deceives people.
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