上当 shàngdàng taken in (by somebody's deceit)
taken in (by somebody's deceit); to be fooled; to be duped
How to remember 上当: 上 above + 当 act as = taken in (by somebody's deceit).
Characters
How it is used
- To be taken in, fall for a trick - 别上当 (bié shàngdàng) don't be fooled; 上当受骗 (shàngdàng shòupiàn) to be cheated (fixed pairing).
- It's a resultative state ('got duped'), so you say 上了当 (shàngle dàng) 'got taken in'; the 当 can be separated: 上他的当 (shàng tā de dàng) to fall for his trick.
- Focuses on the victim's experience of being deceived, whereas 骗 (piàn) is the act of deceiving from the swindler's side.
Example sentences
- 我不会上当的。 Wǒ búhuì shàngdàng de.I won't be fooled.
- 它是给容易上当受骗的人的。 Tā shì gěi róngyì shàngdàngshòupiàn de rén de.That's for suckers.
- 直到那时，他才意识到他已经上当受骗。 Zhídào nàshí, tā cái yìshí dào tā yǐjīng shàngdàngshòupiàn.Only then did he realize he had been deceived.