Chinese Word: 詐 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

詐 (Simplified: 诈)HSK 6

Pinyin: zhà

English Definition: to cheat; to swindle; to pretend; to feign; to draw sb out; to try to extract information by deceit or bluff

Chinese Definition:
①欺骗，用手段诓骗：欺诈。诈骗。诈取。诈财。诈哄。尔虞我诈。诈语(骗人的话)。
②假装：诈死。诈降。
③古同“乍”，突然。

Total strokes: 12; Radical: 言

Pictophonetic:乍 indicates the sound; 言 (speech) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 言 [ yán ] words, speech; to speak, to say
- 乍 [ zhà ] first time, for the first time, suddenly

Similar Characters: 許

to defraud; to swindle; to blackmail

1		tā 他 bèi pàn 被判 fàn 犯 yǒu 有 zhà piàn zuì 诈骗罪。 He was convicted of fraud.
2		tā men 他们 lì yòng 利用 jiǎ mào 假冒 zhàng hào 账号 jìn xíng 进行 zhà piàn 诈骗。 They use fake accounts to perpetrate scams.
3		jǐng tì 警惕 shì 是 yù fáng 预防 qī zhà 欺诈 xíng wéi 行为 de 的 guān jiàn 关键。 Vigilance is the key to preventing fraudulent activities.
4		gōng ān 公安 jī guān 机关 tōng guò 通过 duō xiàng 多项 cuò shī 措施 dǎ jī 打击 wǎng shàng 网上 zhà piàn 诈骗。 The public security authorities have taken multiple measures to combat online fraud.
5		zhè ge 这个 zhà piàn 诈骗 jí tuán 集团 yǐ jīng 已经 bèi 被 jǐng fāng 警方 chè dǐ 彻底 dǎ jī 打击 le 了。 The police have completely cracked down on this fraud ring.

1		tā 他 bèi pàn 被判 fàn 犯 yǒu 有 zhà piàn zuì 诈骗罪。 He was convicted of fraud.
2		tā men 他们 lì yòng 利用 jiǎ mào 假冒 zhàng hào 账号 jìn xíng 进行 zhà piàn 诈骗。 They use fake accounts to perpetrate scams.
3		jǐng tì 警惕 shì 是 yù fáng 预防 qī zhà 欺诈 xíng wéi 行为 de 的 guān jiàn 关键。 Vigilance is the key to preventing fraudulent activities.
4		gōng ān 公安 jī guān 机关 tōng guò 通过 duō xiàng 多项 cuò shī 措施 dǎ jī 打击 wǎng shàng 网上 zhà piàn 诈骗。 The public security authorities have taken multiple measures to combat online fraud.
5		zhè ge 这个 zhà piàn 诈骗 jí tuán 集团 yǐ jīng 已经 bèi 被 jǐng fāng 警方 chè dǐ 彻底 dǎ jī 打击 le 了。 The police have completely cracked down on this fraud ring.