金字塔骗局

金字塔騙局

jīnzìtǎpiànjú

noun

Measure Word

一个金字塔骗局 gè

Meanings

1 pyramid scheme

Characters

scheme, situation

Examples

这是典型的金字塔骗局。

Zhè shì diǎnxíng de jīnzìtǎ piànjú.

This is a textbook pyramid scheme.

警方破获了一起涉案十亿的金字塔骗局。

Jǐngfāng pòhuò le yī qǐ shè'àn shí yì de jīnzìtǎ piànjú.

Police busted a pyramid scheme involving one billion yuan.

金字塔骗局靠拉下线维持。

Jīnzìtǎ piànjú kào lā xiàxiàn wéichí.

Pyramid schemes survive by recruiting new members.

Tips

memory

Literally 'pyramid scam' — 金字塔 is 'pyramid' (literally 'gold-character-tower', named because 金 resembles a pyramid shape). Close cousin of 传销 (chuánxiāo, multi-level marketing / Chinese-style pyramid), which is banned outright in China under the 2005 State Council regulations.

Stroke Order

金 jīn

字 zì

塔 tǎ

骗 piàn

局 jú