讹诈

訛詐

ézhà

verb HSK 7 #31,860

Meanings

1 to extort
2 to blackmail
3 to swindle

Characters

to extort; false; erroneous

to cheat; to swindle

Examples

他因讹诈罪被判入狱。

Tā yīn ézhà zuì bèi pàn rùyù.

He was sentenced to prison for extortion.

有人故意摔倒讹诈路人。

Yǒu rén gùyì shuāidǎo ézhà lùrén.

Some people deliberately fall down to extort passersby.

Tips

usage

讹诈 implies obtaining money or benefits through threats, deception, or intimidation. A well-known modern usage relates to scam artists who fake injuries to extort money from Good Samaritans.

Stroke Order

讹 é

诈 zhà