How to say “deceive” in Chinese
deceive, mislead
“Deceive” in Chinese is 欺骗, qī piàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
欺骗 is read qī piàn: 2 syllables. 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, 其 qí hints at the reading, as it also does in 期 qī. On the right, 欠 “yawn”.
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 “欺骗”.
More words from the lesson “The truth, to your face”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “deceive” in Chinese?
“Deceive” in Chinese is 欺骗, pinyin qīpiàn.
What does 欺骗 mean?
欺骗 (qīpiàn) means “deceive, mislead”.
How do you write 欺骗?
欺骗 is 2 characters: 欺 (qī) — deceive, bully; 骗 (piàn) — deceive, cheat. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 欺骗?
欺骗 is read qīpiàn. Tones: qī — first tone, piàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“deceive” in the lesson “The truth, to your face”
This word is from the topic “Talking and arguing” of HSK 6. 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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