诈骗 zhàpiàn to defraud
to defraud; to swindle; to blackmail
How to remember 诈骗: 诈 to cheat + 骗 to cheat = to defraud.
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How it is used
- To defraud/swindle - 诈骗钱财 (zhàpiàn qiáncái) to swindle money; 电信诈骗 (diànxìn zhàpiàn) telecom/phone fraud.
- Legal register for the crime of fraud. Stronger and more formal than 骗 (piàn, to fool/cheat), which is everyday.
- The perpetrator is a 骗子 (piànzi); the offense 诈骗罪 (zhàpiàn zuì).