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HSK
6

to deceive

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

qi1

Meaning


Primary

to deceive

Alternatives

deceive, deceives, deceiving, deceived

Mnemonic


[qi-] Kirby is in [1] front of the [-_] house when a delivery person comes up and gives him a 其 clothes hamper and an associated 欠 bill. Kirby, without thinking, pays the 欠 bill and the delivery person leaves. Then he realizes he has been 欺 deceived! Kirby did not order the 其 clothes hamper, which is dirty and non-functional anyway. He doesn't even have any clothes! Kirby can't believe he got 欺 deceived to pay the expensive 欠 bill, and turns red instead of his usual pink.

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