受骗

• Pinyin: shòu piàn
• Hanzi breakdown: 受 = 爪 + 冖 + 又 (to receive/bear); 骗 = 马 + 扁 (horse + flat/thin — to deceive with false appearances; to cheat)

Meaning

To be deceived; to be cheated; to fall victim to fraud or a scam.

A verb phrase meaning 'to receive/suffer deception'. The subject is always the victim. Can range from minor deceptions to serious financial fraud. Distinct from 被骗 (to be cheated — same meaning, slightly more colloquial and emphasises the passive grammar structure) and 上当 (to be taken in; to fall for a trick — more colloquial, often used for being tricked into something rather than defrauded). Key collocations: 容易受骗 (easily deceived); 受骗上当 (to be fooled and taken in); 防止受骗 (to prevent being deceived).

Examples

1. 随着AIGC普及，越来越多用户在分不清深度伪造视频时受骗，监管也开始研究标注法案。 As AI-generated content becomes widespread, more users are being deceived when they cannot tell deepfake videos from real ones, and regulators are beginning to study labelling laws.
2. 这名退休教师受骗后损失惨重，又因羞愧而封闭自己，提醒我们要重视受骗者的心理重建。 After being deceived, the retired teacher suffered heavy losses and then withdrew in shame, reminding us to pay attention to the psychological rebuilding of fraud victims.
3. 国际商务谈判中，经验丰富的人也可能在虚假信息下受骗，因此第三方尽调和条款审核必不可少。 In international business negotiations, even experienced professionals can be deceived by false information, so third-party due diligence and contract review are essential.

Usage Guide

Context: fraud, consumer protection, digital safety, social issues

Tone: cautionary

Do Say

• 针对老年人的电诈之所以难禁，是因为话术已变成个性化操控脚本，让人难以及时识破受骗风险。(Telecom fraud aimed at older people is hard to stop because the scripts have become personalised manipulation plans, making the risk of being deceived hard to spot in time.)
• 消费者教育不该只讲受骗案例，更要培养公众批判判断信息来源的能力和防骗韧性。(Consumer education should not stop at warning stories about fraud; it should also build the public's ability to judge information sources critically and stay resilient against scams.)

Don't Say

• 受骗 to describe deliberate self-deception or wishful thinking — use 自欺欺人 (to deceive oneself and others) or 一厢情愿 (wishful thinking); 受骗 specifically requires an external deceiver and implies the victim acted in good faith based on false information provided by another party

Origin & History

受 (to be subjected to; to suffer) + 骗 (to deceive; to cheat — 马 horse + 扁 flat/thin, originally depicting using false appearances to mislead)

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal