Hanzi
Traditional
詐
Simplified
诈

to cheat/to swindle/to pretend/to feign/to draw sb out/to try to extract information by deceit or bluff

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 8

Pinyin

zhà

Bopomofo

ㄓㄚˋ

Jyutping

zaa3

Example sentences

詐騙 / 诈骗 zhàpiàn
這家公司涉及多起詐騙案。
这家公司涉及多起诈骗案。

This company is involved in multiple fraud cases.

警惕 jǐngtì
面對網路詐騙，我們必須時刻保持警惕。
面对网路诈骗，我们必须时刻保持警惕。

Faced with online scams, we must maintain vigilance at all times.

奸詐 / 奸诈 jiānzhà
他是一個奸詐的商人，為了利益不擇手段。
他是一个奸诈的商人，为了利益不择手段。

He is a cunning businessman who uses any means for profit.

敲詐 / 敲诈 qiāozhà
他試圖敲詐那家公司，結果被警察逮捕了。
他试图敲诈那家公司，结果被警察逮捕了。

He tried to blackmail that company, and as a result, he was arrested by the police.

欺詐 / 欺诈 qīzhà
警惕各種欺詐行為。
警惕各种欺诈行为。

Be on guard against various fraudulent activities.

爾虞我詐 / 尔虞我诈 ěryúwǒzhà
商業世界充滿了爾虞我詐，生存並不容易。
商业世界充满了尔虞我诈，生存并不容易。

The business world is full of mutual deception, and survival is not easy.

看透 kàntòu
他早已看透了商場上的爾虞我詐，決定退隱山林。
他早已看透了商场上的尔虞我诈，决定退隐山林。

He had long seen through the deceptions in the business world and decided to retire to the mountains.

詐欺 / 诈欺 zhàqī
開立空頭支票是一種詐欺行為。
开立空头支票是一种诈欺行为。

Issuing a bad check is a type of fraudulent behavior.

有期徒刑 yǒuqítúxíng
被告因詐欺罪被判處五年有期徒刑。
被告因诈欺罪被判处五年有期徒刑。

The defendant was sentenced to five years of fixed-term imprisonment for fraud.

Example Vocabulary

詐騙

zha4'pian4

fraud; scam; to defraud

奸詐

jian1'zha4

crafty; treacherous; cunning

敲詐

qiao1'zha4

to blackmail; to extort

欺詐

qi1'zha4

fraud; deception

爾虞我詐

er3'yu2'wo3'zha4

mutual deception; each trying to outwit the other

狡詐

jiao3'zha4

兵不厭詐

bing1'bu4'yan4'zha4

詐

zha4

詐欺

zha4'qi1

fraud; deception

詐死

zha4'si3

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