骗

• Pinyin: piàn
• Hanzi breakdown: 骗 = 马 (horse) + 扁 (flat), to deceive/swindle

Meaning

To deceive; to cheat; to trick. Misleading someone through false information.

Covers various forms of deception from white lies to serious fraud. Common expressions: 骗人 (deceive people), 骗钱 (swindle money), 受骗 (be deceived), 欺骗 (to deceive). Can be playful (别骗我 don't tease me) or serious (诈骗 fraud).

Examples

1. 他骗了我五千块钱就跑了。 He cheated me out of 5,000 yuan and ran off.
2. 你别骗我，我知道真相是什么。 Don't lie to me; I know what the truth is.
3. 她被一个假网站骗了个人信息。 She was tricked by a fake website into giving up her personal information.

Usage Guide

Context: warning, complaint, everyday

Tone: negative

Do Say

• 小心别被骗了。(Be careful not to be deceived.)
• 我绝对没有骗你。(I definitely didn't lie to you.)

Don't Say

• 我骗了一个礼物给他。(骗 means to deceive, not to surprise — use 送 for giving gifts)

Origin & History

Pictophonetic: 马 (horse) + 扁 (flat/phonetic). Originally related to riding off on a horse, evolved to mean deceive.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal