狡诈

狡詐

jiǎozhà

adjective #16,987

Meanings

他是一个狡诈的商人。

Tā shì yīgè 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。

Nàge jiǎozhà de húli piàn guò le lièrén.

The crafty fox outsmarted the hunter.

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.

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