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欺骗 (qī piàn) — to deceive, to cheat

Definition

欺骗 (qīpiàn) is a written, formal verb for 'to deceive/cheat,' covering lies, fraud, and swindling. Broader and more formal than the everyday 骗, and milder than the legal 欺诈.

verb
to deceiveto cheat

Examples

  • 欺骗。
    Tā wèi le lì yì qī piàn le hěn duō rén.
    He deceived many people for profit.
  • 欺骗。
    Zhè zhǒng guǎng gào míng xiǎn shì zài qī piàn xiāo fèi zhě.
    This kind of advertisement is clearly deceiving consumers.
  • 欺骗？
    Nǐ wèi shén me yào yòng huǎng yán qī piàn nǐ de péng you?
    Why would you use lies to deceive your friends?

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

欺qīdeceive
骗piàncheat

欺 and 骗 both mean to make someone believe what is false, together giving deceive.

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
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.

Open 欺 →

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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