骗 piàn to cheat
to cheat; to swindle; deceive
How to remember 骗: 马 horse + 扁 flat = to cheat. The dealer at the fair paints the old horse shiny and hides its flat hooves, hoping to cheat the buyer.
Component breakdown
骗 = 马 horse + 扁 flat
- 马 horse
- 扁 flat
The dealer at the fair paints the old horse shiny and hides its flat hooves, hoping to cheat the buyer.
How it is used
- Transitive verb "to cheat, swindle, deceive": 骗 + person (+ thing) - 他骗了我的钱 (tā piàn le wǒ de qián), he swindled money out of me.
- Also takes a clause: 骗人做某事 (piàn rén zuò mǒushì) - trick someone into doing something.
- Key derived words: 骗子 (piànzi, con artist), 受骗 (shòupiàn, to be deceived), and the more formal/written 欺骗 (qīpiàn) and 诈骗 (zhàpiàn, fraud, often in a legal/scam context).
Words with 骗
Example sentences
- 我不相信，他在骗我。 Wǒ bù xiāngxìn, tā zài piàn wǒ.I don't believe it--he's deceiving me.