讹诈 (é zhà) — to extort (under false pretenses); to blackmail; to bluff
Definition
讹诈 (ézhà) means extorting or blackmailing someone by using false claims, threats, or fabricated evidence. Among siblings, 敲诈 focuses on squeezing money out by threat, while 诈骗 / 欺诈 are broader fraud/swindle terms — 欺诈 is the formal, legal register.
verb
to extort (under false pretenses)to blackmailto bluff
Examples
- 讹诈。Tā bèi huài rén é zhà le yí dà bǐ qián.He was blackmailed for a large sum of money by bad guys.
- 讹诈。Hé é zhà shì yì zhǒng wēi xiǎn de wēi xié shǒu duàn.Nuclear blackmail is a dangerous form of threat.
- 讹诈，。Tā yòng jiǎ wén jiàn é zhà duì fāng, dàn hěn kuài bèi shí pò le.She tried to blackmail the other party with fake documents, but was quickly seen through.
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