钓饵 (diào ěr) — bait (for fishing); lure, enticement

Definition

Literally 'fishing bait' (钓 = to fish, 饵 = bait). The second sense — 'lure, enticement' — extends this metaphorically to anything used to attract or trick a person.

noun

bait (for fishing)lureenticement

Examples

钓饵，。
Tā yòng qiū yǐn zuò diào ěr, hěn kuài jiù diào dào le yì tiáo yú.
He used earthworms as bait and quickly caught a fish.
钓饵。
Zhè zhǒng diào ěr zhuān mén yòng lái xī yǐn dà yú.
This type of bait is specially used to attract big fish.
钓饵，。
Piàn zi yòng gāo é huí bào zuò diào ěr, yǐn yòu rén men shàng dàng.
The swindler used high returns as bait to lure people into the trap.

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