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狡诈

狡詐
jiǎozhà
adjective #16,987

Meanings

  1. 1 crafty; cunning; deceitful

Examples

他是一个狡诈的商人。
Tā shì yī gè jiǎozhà de shāngrén.
He is a crafty businessman.
不要被他狡诈的外表骗了。
Bùyào bèi tā jiǎozhà de wàibiǎo piàn le.
Don't be fooled by his cunning appearance.
那个狡诈的狐狸骗过了猎人。
Nà ge jiǎozhà de húli piànguò le lièrén.
The crafty fox outsmarted the hunter.

Tips

usage
狡诈 is strongly negative — it implies deliberate deception. Compare with 狡猾 (jiǎohuá, sly/cunning), which is also negative but slightly less harsh.

Stroke Order

狡 jiǎo
诈 zhà