欺诈

欺詐

qīzhà

noun HSK 7-9 #7,410

Meanings

1 fraud; deception
2 to defraud; to swindle

Characters

to deceive; to bully

to cheat; to swindle

Deceive (欺) and swindle (诈) - deliberate, criminal deception.

Examples

HSK 4

网络欺诈越来越多。

Wǎngluò qīzhà yuèláiyuè duō.

Online fraud is becoming more and more common.

HSK 6

他因欺诈罪被判了三年。

Tā yīn qīzhà zuì bèi pàn le sānnián.

He was sentenced to three years for fraud.

Tips

usage

欺诈 is a legal/formal term. 电信欺诈 (telecom fraud) and 网络欺诈 (internet fraud) are major issues in China. In everyday speech, people more often say 骗 (to scam) or 诈骗 (fraud/scam).

Stroke Order

欺 qī

诈 zhà