🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

欺骗

Pronunciation / Transliteration: qīpiàn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Deceive/dɪˈsiːv/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"他试图欺骗他的朋友。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To cause someone to believe something that is not true.

    "He tried to deceive his friends into thinking he was wealthy."
  2. 2

    To mislead or trick someone intentionally.

    "The con artist deceived many people with his fraudulent schemes."

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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'deceive' originates from the Old French 'decevoir', which comes from the Latin 'decipere', meaning 'to ensnare or catch'. The term has evolved over centuries to denote the act of misleading or tricking someone.

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