Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 - 讹诈extort under false pretences

讹诈

 

Pinyin: é zhà

Meaning：extort under false pretences

Sentence: He extorted money from poor farmers under false pretences.

他讹诈穷苦农民的钱财。

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讹： 

 

Pinyin: é
Meaning: extort
Radical: 讠
Stokes: 6
Traditional: 訛
Common words/Phrase:
讹传  [é chuán]     【misrepresentation;unfounder rumor】 

讹夺  [é duó]       【missing character in text】 

讹谬  [é miù]       【error】

讹骗  [é piàn]       【blackmail and bamboozle】

讹人  [é rén]        【bluff sb.】

 

诈： 

 

Pinyin: zhà
Meaning: cheat
Radical: 讠
Stokes: 7
Traditional: 詐
Common words/Phrase:
诈唬  [zhà hǔ]     【bluff; bluster】 

诈冒  [zhà mào]   【falsely claim as one's own】

诈骗  [zhà piàn]   【defraud; cheat; swindle】

诈晴  [zhà qíng]   【clear up(after rain)】

诈取   [zhà qǔ]    【defraud】