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to hoodwink

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

hong3pian4 • hǒngpiàn

Meaning


Primary

to hoodwink

Alternatives

hoodwink, hoodwinks, hoodwinked, to deceive, deceive

Mnemonic


哄骗 To hoodwink is to 骗 deceivingly 哄 coax somebody into doing something.

Usage


他 用 假 故事 哄骗 大家 捐钱。

He used a false story to hoodwink everyone into donating money.

我 不会 再 被 他 的 甜言蜜语 哄骗。

I won't be hoodwinked by his sweet talk again.

他 哄骗 我 买 了 一 张 假 门票。

He hoodwinked me into buying a fake ticket.

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