哄骗

哄騙

hǒngpiàn

verb #24,882

Meanings

1 to coax and deceive
2 to trick
3 to hoodwink
4 to cajole into

Characters

to coax / to humor / to soothe

to deceive / to cheat / to trick

Examples

骗子哄骗老人把存款转给了自己。

Piànzi hǒngpiàn lǎorén bǎ cúnkuǎn zhuǎn gěi le zìjǐ.

The swindler tricked the elderly person into transferring their savings to him.

他用甜言蜜语哄骗了她很多年。

Tā yòng tiányán mìyǔ hǒngpiàn le tā hěn duō nián.

He deceived her with honeyed words for many years.

别被这些广告哄骗了，产品根本没那么好。

Bié bèi zhèxiē guǎnggào hǒngpiàn le, chǎnpǐn gēnběn méi nàme hǎo.

Don't be taken in by these advertisements; the product is nowhere near as good as claimed.

Tips

usage

哄骗 combines 哄 (to coax / to soothe) and 骗 (to deceive). Together they describe manipulation through false kindness or flattery — more calculated than pure deception (骗) and more sinister than simple coaxing (哄). Often used for scams targeting vulnerable people.

Stroke Order

哄 hǒng

骗 piàn