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The verb 骗 (piàn) for "cheat"
Actions & Events
Negation
Structure
被 + 骗 / 骗 + Person
Explanation
骗 (piàn) means "to cheat," "to deceive," or "to trick," describing the act of misleading someone for personal gain or advantage. It can be used in both active constructions (他骗了我, he cheated me) and passive constructions with 被 (被骗, to be cheated). It is a common verb in everyday spoken and written Chinese.
Examples
别相信他的话，他在骗你。
Bié xiāngxìn tā de huà, tā zài piàn nǐ.
Don't believe what he says — he's lying to you.
她被网上的骗子骗了好几万块钱。
Tā bèi wǎng shàng de piànzi piàn le hǎo jǐ wàn kuài qián.
She was scammed out of tens of thousands of yuan by an online scammer.
你不要骗自己了，事实就是这样。
Nǐ bùyào piàn zìjǐ le, shìshí jiù shì zhèyàng.
Stop fooling yourself — that's just how it is.