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哄骗

哄騙
hǒngpiàn
verb #24,882

Meanings

  1. 1 to coax and deceive
  2. 2 to trick
  3. 3 to hoodwink
  4. 4 to cajole into

Examples

HSK 4
别被这些广告哄骗了，产品根本没那么好。
Bié bèi zhèxiē guǎnggào hǒngpiàn le, chǎnpǐn gēnběn méi nàme hǎo.
Don't be taken in by these advertisements; the product is nowhere near as good as claimed.
HSK 5
骗子哄骗老人把存款转给了自己。
Piànzi hǒngpiàn lǎorén bǎ cúnkuǎn zhuǎngěi le zìjǐ.
The swindler tricked the elderly person into transferring their savings to him.
HSK 7-9
他用甜言蜜语哄骗了她很多年。
Tā yòng tiányánmìyǔ hǒngpiàn le tā hěnduō nián.
He deceived her with honeyed words for many years.

Tips

usage
哄骗 combines 哄 (to coax / to soothe) and 骗 (to deceive). Together they describe manipulation through false kindness or flattery - more calculated than pure deception (骗) and more sinister than simple coaxing (哄). Often used for scams targeting vulnerable people.

Stroke Order

哄 hǒng
骗 piàn