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

网络欺诈越来越多。

Wǎngluò qīzhà yuèláiyuè duō.

Online fraud is becoming more and more common.

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