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诱骗 (yòu piàn) — to lure by deception, to trick someone into doing something

Definition

诱骗 (yòupiàn) means to lure or trick someone into doing something by deception — stronger and more deliberate than 欺骗 (general 'to deceive'), often involving leading the victim into harmful action.

verb
to lure by deception, to trick someone into doing something

Examples

  • 诱骗。
    Tā bèi huài rén yòu piàn qù cān jiā le fēi fǎ huó dòng.
    He was tricked by bad people into participating in illegal activities.
  • 诱骗。
    Gōng sī lì yòng xū jiǎ guǎng gào yòu piàn xiāo fèi zhě gòu mǎi liè zhì chǎn pǐn.
    The company used false advertisements to trick consumers into buying inferior products.
  • 诱骗。
    Jǐng fāng pò huò le yí gè yǐ gāo xīn yòu piàn láo dòng lì de zhà piàn tuán huǒ.
    The police busted a fraud ring that lured workers with high salaries.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

诱yòulure
骗piàncheat

Both 诱 and 骗 mean to lure or cheat, together describing tricking someone.

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 誘; 诱 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánword, language
Sound part声符shēngfú
秀
秀xiù誘yòu
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 誘 pairs 言 (word, language) with 秀, which supplies the sound.

Open 诱 →

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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Crime & Police

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