诈欺 (zhà qī) — (noun) fraud, deception; (verb) to defraud, to… | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Formal/legal term for fraud, used in official and written contexts (e.g., 诈欺案件 'fraud case'). More formal and specialized than everyday 骗 or 欺骗.

noun

frauddeception

verb

to defraudto swindle

Examples

诈欺。
Zhè zhǒng zhà qī xíng wéi shì wéi fǎ de.
This kind of fraudulent behavior is illegal.
诈欺。
Tā zhà qī le gōng sī de zī jīn.
He defrauded the company's funds.
诈欺。
Zhè qǐ zhà qī àn jiàn yǐn qǐ le gōng zhòng guān zhù.
This fraud case attracted public attention.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

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

诈zhàdeceive

诈 and 欺 both mean deception, so together they name fraud or swindling.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 詐; 诈 is its simplified writing.

言乍詐

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

乍

乍zhà詐zhà

Same sound today

The traditional form 詐 shows 言 (speech) plus 乍 as a sound part; the simplified 诈 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical ones.

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

其欠欺

Meaning part形符xíngfú

欠欠qiànbreath

Sound part声符shēngfú

其

其qí欺qī

Same sound today

欺 is made of 其, which gives its sound, and 欠, which means breath.

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