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受骗 (shòu piàn) — to be cheated; to be taken in

Definition

Passive of 骗: 'to be cheated/taken in' — the victim side. 上当 is a casual spoken alternative; 诈骗 and 欺诈 are more formal/legal, used for the act itself.

verb
to be cheatedto be taken in

Examples

  • 受骗。
    Tā yīn wèi qīng xìn bié rén ér shòu piàn le.
    He was cheated because he trusted others too easily.
  • ，受骗。
    Wǎng shàng gòu wù shí yào xiǎo xīn, yǐ miǎn shòu piàn.
    Be careful when shopping online to avoid being cheated.
  • 受骗。
    Tā shòu piàn hòu cái zhī dào nà rén shì gè piàn zi.
    Only after being cheated did he know that person was a liar.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

受shòureceive
骗piàndeception

Receiving deception gives the sense of being cheated.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

受 possibly combines 爪 and 又 as hands with 舟 as a boat, to show handing something over.

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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.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Crime & Police

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