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蒙骗 (mēng piàn) — to deceive, to cheat, to hoodwink

Definition

蒙骗 means to deliberately deceive or trick someone, implying conscious dishonesty — stronger and more formal than the everyday 骗. Often used in contexts of fraud or scam.

verb
to deceiveto cheatto hoodwink

Examples

  • ，蒙骗。
    Bú yào xiāng xìn tā de huà, tā shì zài mēng piàn nǐ.
    Don't believe his words; he's tricking you.
  • 蒙骗。
    Nà ge piàn zi yòng jiǎ hé tong mēng piàn le hěn duō rén.
    That swindler cheated many people with fake contracts.
  • ，蒙骗。
    Wǎng shàng gòu wù yào xiǎo xīn, yǐ miǎn bèi rén mēng piàn.
    Be careful when shopping online to avoid being cheated.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

蒙méngdeceive
骗piàncheat

Both 蒙 and 骗 mean tricking someone, so together they stress deceit.

Characters in this word

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
艹Written in full as艸cǎograss
Sound part声符shēngfú
冡
冡měng蒙méng
Same sound today

蒙 combines 艹 (grass) with 冡, which supplies the sound.

Open 蒙 →

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 騙; 骗 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
馬馬mǎhorse
Sound part声符shēngfú
扁
扁biǎn騙piàn
Same sound today

The traditional form 騙 pairs 馬 (horse) with 扁, which gives the sound; it originally meant to mount a horse by swinging a leg across it. The simplified 骗 is a later abbreviation.

Open 骗 →
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