How to say “deceive” in Chinese
deceive, cheat
“Deceive” in Chinese is 骗, piàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
骗 is read piàn. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 马 “horse”; on the right, 扁 biǎn hints at the reading, as it also does in 篇 piān.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “骗”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 骗. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他居然骗了我tājūránpiànlewǒWould you believe it — he tricked me!
- 好你个小王，敢骗我！hǎonǐgexiǎoWáng,gǎnpiànwǒWhy, you Xiao Wang! You dared to lie to me!
- 好你个小王，骗到我头上来了！hǎonǐgexiǎoWáng,piàndàowǒtóushangláileWhy, you Xiao Wang! Now you’re trying to fool even me!
- 骗到我头上来了piàndàowǒtóushangláileNow you’re trying to fool even me!
- 她恨那个骗了她的人tāhènnàgepiànletāderénShe hates the person who deceived her.
- 他因为骗钱坐了两年牢tāyīnwèipiànqiánzuòleliǎngniánláoHe spent two years in prison for fraud.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “As expected”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “deceive” in Chinese?
“Deceive” in Chinese is 骗, pinyin piàn.
What does 骗 mean?
骗 (piàn) means “deceive, cheat”.
How do you write 骗?
骗 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 骗?
骗 is read piàn. Tones: piàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“deceive” in the lesson “As expected”
This word is from the topic “Opinions and arguments” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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