托儿 (tuō ér) — small tray or saucer (for teacups, etc.); shill, decoy (a person hired to pose as a customer to attract real buyers)

Définition

托儿 has two unrelated meanings: a small tray or saucer for carrying teacups, and a 'shill' — a person paid to pose as a customer to lure real buyers or post fake reviews.

noun
small tray or saucer (for teacups, etc.)shilldecoy (a person hired to pose as a customer to attract real buyers)
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Exemples

  • 托儿
    Tā yòng tuō ér duān lái le liǎng bēi chá.
    He brought two cups of tea on a small tray.
  • 托儿
    Xiǎo xīn nà ge pái duì de rén, kě néng shì shāng jiā qǐng de tuō ér.
    Watch out for that person in line — they might be a shill hired by the business.
  • 托儿
    Wǎng shàng nà xiē hǎo píng bù shǎo dōu shì tuō ér xiě de.
    Many of those online positive reviews were written by shills.
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